The first stage is connecting to the appropriate source data form whose macro data you want to use. After connecting to the database or the database file you can generate CAD drawings using the retrieved macros as required.
You can connect to any of the following database platforms and files:
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Oracle (only if you selected Oracle as your current database platform during Setup or you installed an Oracle client manually)
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Microsoft SQL Server (only if you selected SQL Server as your current database platform during Setup or you installed a SQL Server client manually)
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Microsoft Access
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*.dbf
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ASCII delimited files
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Excel worksheets
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Text files
The external database file with source macros must not reside in the Smart Instrumentation home folder.
You can connect to database platforms (Oracle or SQL) other than your current database
platform but you have to comply with the external database platform requirements.
See Internal Setup Utility to learn how to configure your environment to connect to
database platforms other than your current database platform.