To Create a Data Store for a Database Provider

Instructions for creating a data store are different for database data stores and for file-based data stores.

To create a data store for a database provider

1. On the Task Pane, click either the Map Explorer or Display Manager tab.
2. Click Data Connect To Data.
3. In the Data Connections By Provider list in the Data Connect window, select the appropriate choice (for example, Add Oracle Connection).
4. In the right-hand pane, enter a connection name (the name you will call this data store in AutoCAD Map 3D toolset) and the information required to connect to the data store, for example, a service name.
5. Log into the service for the store.
6. In the Data Store list, select Add New Data Store (or type a name that does not appear in the list already) and press Enter.

   You are asked if you want to create a new data store. Click Yes.

7. In the Create Data Store Dialog Box for this provider, enter the settings for the new data store.

   If you are creating an FDO-enabled data store for SQL Server Spatial, see To Create a Data Store for SQL Server Spatial.

8. Click OK.

   If the data store is created successfully, you see a confirmation message prompting you to edit its schema. Use the Schema Editor to create or import the schema for the data store.

   You are connected to the new data store automatically.