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Open Database Dialog

This dialog is used to:

  • Open an existing workgroup or standalone database
  • Create a new workgroup or standalone database
  • Update a selected workgroup or standalone database

It is displayed when you select a workgroup or standalone type of database from the Open/Create dialog.

Open Workgroup Database dialog

Dialog description

Note: In order to use a workgroup database, the Workgroup Server software must be installed and running as a service on the machine hosting the database.

Item

Description

Workgroup Data Server
Item Description

Server name

The name of the machine hosting the workgroup database. This can be localhost to automatically find a server on the current computer.

Server port The machine port used to connect to the workgroup database. Typically 40000 for a local host.
Connect Used to connect to the server.
Status (read-only)

Reports whether the connection to the server is successful, and shows information about the server (for example Success: SuperNumbat 2021.1.0.31 Snapshot 20200810_0600 Aug 10 2020)

Database

This section is only available when the connection to the Workgroup Server is established.

Item Description
Group

A dropdown of the names of any groups already created.

If workgroup databases have been assigned to groups, selecting the group here will only display, in Database dropdown, the databases in that group.

New groups are created at the same time as creating a database (see the description of New below).

Database

A list of the workgroup databases available on the currently connected Workgroup Server.

If a group is selected in the Group dropdown, this list only shows the workgroup databases in that group. If no Group is selected, the names of all workgroup databases available on the server, including (if applicable), the name of the group they belong to, are displayed in the list.

You can choose one of the listed databases, or a new one can be created using the New button, described below.

New

Opens the New Database dialog, where you can:

  • Select or create a new group which databases can belong to.
  • Specify the name for a new database.
  • Select the version of the database that is to be used for the new database.
Update to

Displayed when updating a workgroup database.

Lets you choose which version of the database you want this workgroup database to be updated to. The available versions are listed in the dropdown.

Note: The oldest version available is 2023.0.

OK Saves any changes to the dialog and closes the window. The selected workgroup database will be opened in the Explorer window.
Cancel Cancels any changes to the dialog and closes the window.

Open Standalone Database dialog

Dialog description

Item

Description

Read-only text box

Displays the name of the standalone database, if one has been selected.

Browse Opens a standard Windows Open dialog that you can use to find an existing standalone database.
Open Opens a standard Windows Save As dialog with a suggested location, name, and database version for a new standalone database. These can be changed if required.
Update to

Displayed when updating a standalone database.

Lets you choose which version of the database you want this standalone database to be updated to from the dropdown.

Note: The earliest version available is 2023.0.

OK Saves any changes and closes the dialog. The selected standalone database will be opened in the Explorer window.
Cancel Cancels any changes and closes the dialog.
Topics in this section
Parent topic: Open/Create Dialog

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