Connecting to an Existing Project Database

After starting the GENESIS Configure System utility and setting up the SQL server options, you need to set up the databases.

If the Configure System utility detects an existing project database that was previously saved on the selected SQL Server, you can use it in your new GENESIS installation. This setting also automatically uses the existing server configurations of all installed GENESIS components that use databases, typically saved in a unified database associated with the selected project database.

To connect to an existing project database:

  1. In the Project Settings section of the Configure System utility, make sure that the Use an existing project database option is selected (default).

  2. Select the desired database from the drop-down list, and then click Next.

  3. (Optional) Edit the upgrade settings for the server configurations. By default, all configurations are upgraded to ensure data compatibility with the new version.

    • For server configurations that you do not want to upgrade, clear the checkboxes in the Upgrade column in the Available Configurations section.
    • To prevent upgrading any configurations, clear the Automatically upgrade all configurations checkbox in the Configuration Settings section.

  4. In the Run On Startup column, select the checkboxes for the services (point managers) that you want to start when Windows starts up, and then click Next. Clear all the other checkboxes.

  5. In the Choose Setup Mode section, select one of the following options, and then click Configure.

    • Select Create a security user to create a user account with administrator privileges in Workbench that will be required to make changes to the system. In the GENESIS Security Credentials section that appears, specify the Username and Password.

      You can find the account in Workbench's Project Explorer under the Security > Users node.

    • Select Do not create a security user, which means that anyone can access Workbench and make changes to the GENESIS configuration.

    If you are reinstalling GENESIS version 11 and are connecting to an existing version 11 database, the following message may appear:

    Do one of the following:

    • Click OK to create a security user account with administrator privileges in Workbench that will be required to log in to the system. In the GENESIS Security Credentials section that appears, specify the Username and Password, and then click Configure.
    • Click Cancel to complete the configuration. No security user will be created.

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