Connecting to an Existing Unified Database

After creating a new project database in the GENESIS system configuration wizard, you can associate it with an existing unified database that contains the related configurations.

A unified database stores the server configurations of all installed GENESIS components that use databases.

To set up an existing unified database:

  1. In the project settings dialog of the system configuration wizard in the New Project Settings section, select Use an existing unified database.

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

  3. (Optional) In the Configuration Settings section, select or clear the checkboxes to set your preferences for upgrading (the default setting) or overwriting all configurations and for including sample data.

    The Upgrade option saves any existing data and makes it compatible with the new version, while Overwrite permanently deletes the data and creates a clean database. We strongly recommend keeping one of the checkboxes selected. Including the samples can help you get familiar with GENESIS before you start working with your real data.

  4. (Optional) In the Available Configurations section, clear the Upgrade checkbox, and then select the Overwrite checkbox next to each configuration type that you want to remove and replace with new data.

  5. (Optional) Set the preferences for individual configurations in the Samples column.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Click Configure. When the configuration process finishes, the system configuration wizard automatically closes, and Workbench opens if installed.