You run ACT from the command line. The launch command is:
$ act -d <db_name> -h <hostname> -U <username> [-w <password>] [argument flags]
where
- db_name is your database name,
- hostname is the name or IP address of the queen,
- username is your SQL login name,
- password is your SQL password in Aster Database (this is optional; ACT prompts you for a password if you do not pass a -w parameter), and
- argument flags are any of the parameter/value combinations listed in Startup Parameters for ACT.
For example:
$ act -d emea_sales -h 10.48.58.100 -U mjones
When using SSO (single sign-on), the -U and-w options are not used because the username and password are passed directly to the host via SSO.
To log in to the default database that is provided in your installation, type this, replacing the IP address with the hostname or IP address of your Aster Database queen:
$ act -d beehive -h 10.42.52.100 -U beehive -w beehive
To see a list of ACT command line arguments, type:
$ act --help