Unable to connect to the database or Database specification is not valid

By | September 30, 2021

While trying to login to your Sage 300 ERP application or accessing any Sage 300 Company, users may encounter an error such as “Unable to connect to the database; database specification is not valid”.

Wondering why this error pops up? Read below to know the reason behind this error in Sage 300 and get the resolution.

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Below is the screenshot of the error that may occur:

Unable to connect to database

Why this error in Sage 300?

Whenever Sage 300 application fails to connect the database while database setup, error is displayed. This means that Sage 300 application has launched, however, when Sage 300 is unable to establish a connection with database. When the user reports this error to the System Administrator, the system admin team checks if the user is able to access the SQL Database. Sometimes Database is not present so you need to add new database.

Resolution of Error:

To resolve the above error in Sage 300, one need to follow the below mentioned simple steps:

  1. Right click on SQL Server Management Studio and open with run as Administrator.
  2. Right click on Database and click on New Database.
SQL

Specify the Database Name and click on OK.

DB setup

After that try again to setup the database you will see that error is resolved.

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