Overview

This wizard provides the ability to create a new database or update an existing database to the latest version.

The "Provider" must be selected on the previous page before continuing.

Page 1 (Connection information)

Server name: Default = Server name from the previous form. If necessary, change to the name of the appropriate server.

Database name: Default = Database name from the previous form. If necessary, change to the name of the database to be created or updated.

Authentication/User name/Password: Default = value from previous form. The authentication information required for secure access to the database. Supported authentication methods are Windows Authentication and SQL Server Authentication. When using Windows Authentication, ACM will connect under the user account for each service. If opting to use SQL Authentication, passwords must not contain a semi-colon.

Azure Database: Default = value from previous form. This must be selected if the database is an Azure SQL database. For more information: Understanding the Azure SQL Database Checkbox.

Page 2 (Create table options)

Create a new database: (Default) Select this option to create a new database with an empty configuration.

Update existing database: Select this option to update an existing database to the latest version

Create tables and procedures in existing database: Select this option to create the necessary tables and procedures in an existing database

Drop existing tables first: Select this to delete existing configuration data, tables and stored procedures.

Warning

Selecting this option will delete ALL configuration data.

Select individual SQL files to execute from the ManualUpdates folder: Select this option in order to run specific SQL scripts against the database. See Apply new SQL Scripts to the Database for more information.

Page 3 (SQL Database options)

Recovery Model: Select the desired recovery model.

Bulk-logged: Select this option if you want to be able to restore from a transaction log, but want a smaller transaction log. History data will NOT be stored, but configuration data will.
Full: Select this option if replicating data, or restore from a transaction log with no loss of data.
Simple (Default): Select this option if using SQL express, if NOT replicating data or to reply solely on backups rather than restoring from a transaction log.

Delete Old History: Default = Selected.

Days of History to Keep: Enter the desired number of days of history to keep for each history type (Hourly, Daily, Periodic, Audit, Meter)

Time of Day to Delete: Select the time of day that history will be deleted each day.

SQL Delete Timeout: Enter in Seconds.

Page 4 (Task Summary)

Select "Finish" if the action summary details are correct

Important

Database updates may take quite a bit of time depending on the options selected. Do not shut the application down while the update is in progress.

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