Connecting to an Existing Project Database

After starting the system configuration wizard and setting up the SQL server options, you can set up the databases.

If the configuration wizard 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, typically saved in a unified database associated with the selected project database.

To set up GENESIS with an existing project database:

1. In the project settings dialog of the system configuration wizard, make sure that the Use an existing project database option is selected.

   

2. Select the desired database from the drop-down list and click Next.
3. (Optional) In Available Configurations, clear the Upgrade column checkbox for each individual project configuration that you do not want to upgrade.

   If you do not want to upgrade any configurations, clear the Automatically upgrade all configurations checkbox in the Configuration Settings section. However, if not updated, the data may not be compatible with the new version.

   

4. In the Run On Startup column, select or clear the checkboxes as needed to determine the services (point managers) to be started immediately after the Windows startup, and then click Next.
5. In the Choose Setup Mode section, select either Create a security user or Do not create a security user.

   

   If you select Create a security user, specify the user account credentials in Username and Password. The user must have administrator privileges.
6. Click Configure. When the configuration process finishes, the system configuration wizard automatically closes, and Workbench opens if installed.