HOW TO CREATE DATABASE IN ADABAS

STEP 1: PLEASE SELECT THE OPTIONS AS SHOWN IN THE SCREEN.

STEP2: ENTER DBID : THIS IS YOUR DATABASE ID, CANNOT CONTAIN DUPLICATE DBID. ENTER NAME
OF THE DATABASE: A DEFAULT DATABASE NAME WILL BE ASSIGNED IF THE USER DOENOT ENTER
ANY NAME. CLICK ON (OK)
STEP2. CONTINUED………………………….

THEN CLICK ON (OK)

STEP2: CONTINUED………………………………………

NOW THE DATABASE HAS BEEN CREATED, NOW WE HAVE TO LOAD FILES IN DATABASE.
STEP3: CLICK ON (DATABASE), SELECT OPTION (LIST FILES)

SINCE NO FILES WERE LOADED BEFORE, WE HAVE CREATE NEW FILE.

STEP4: CLICK ON (NEW)

YOU WILL GET A NEW WINDOW NAMED FILE EDITOR, MAKE USE OF IT TO ENTER THE DATATYPE
REQUIRED FOR YOUR DATABASE.
STEP5: ENTER THE DETAILS REQUIRED FOR YOUR DATABASE FIELD.

EXAMPLE. TYPE, LEVEL, SHORTNAME, FORMAT, LENGTH. AFTER ENTERING THE REQUIRED DETAILS,
CLICK (ADD).
STEP5: CONTINUED……………………………………

SIMILARLY YOU CAN ADD OTHER DETAILS FOR DIFFERENT FIELDS. AFTER FINISHING, CLICK ON
(OK).YOU WILL GET A WINDOW (CRETAE FILE). ENTER THE FILENUMBER, FILENAME, MAX ISN AND
THEN CLICK ON (CREATE).
STEP5: CONTINUED…………………………….

AFTER CLICKING ON (CREATE) YOU CAN SEE THE WINDOW (ADADBA).

STEP5: CONTINUED…………………………………………..
STEP6: NOW WE HAVE TO LOAD FILES. PLEASE SELECT THE FIELDS AS SHOWN IN THE BELOW SCREEN
SHOT.
STEP6 : CONTINUED………………………..

NOW SELECT THE FIELD , DATA: CLICK ON (SELECT), SELECT THE FILE, DATA1.020 THAT WILL BE
CREATED.

THEN SELECT THE FIELD, DESCRIPTORS: CLICK ON (SELECT), SELECT THE FILE, FILE20.FDT.

THEN CLICK ON (OK).

STEP6: CONTINUED…………………………………………………

DATABASE HAS BEEN CREATED NOW. JUST START THE DATABASE. AND MAKE USE OF IT………..
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