Task 1: Copy Test Data and Create Database

Advantage Concepts

This tutorial uses a simplified order-entry database, which can be found in the data\lantables directory of your installation (default is ‘c:\Program Files\Advantage X.x\data\lantables). Copy the contents of this directory to a working directory, which will be referred to as c:\data throughout this tutorial.

Take a few moments to open the tables using the Advantage Data Architect (ARC) and become familiar with the tables and their contents.

Create a New Database

  1. Open ARC and select Database -> New Database from the main menu.

  2. Enter "trig_tutorial" as the database name.

  3. Enter "c:\data" as the database path.

  4. Click the OK button.

  5. When prompted to set the ADSSYS password click the NO button.

  6. Click the OK button when the default database contents are explained.

  7. Right-click the tables tree item and select Add existing table(s).

  8. Hit ctrl-A to select all tables in the directory.

  9. Click the Open button. All tables are now part of the database.