The database tab lists all available EDM databases:

The "Database" menu item or the Database tab context menu allows the user to manage the database configures.

Figure 16: Database menu items

Click on the "Create a new EDM database" menu item, this will open the "Create new EDM database", see Figure 17.

Figure 17: Create new EDM database
To create a database the user has to first select an EDMsixServer executable from the list of available EDMsixServers, and provide the database path, the database name and the database password.
NOTE:

1. The database name must be unique within the given database path. The system will not allow non unique database name to be given.
2. The new database will not be added to the list of available EDM databases automatically.

Add existing database

To add an existing database to the list, use the "Add existing EDM database" menu item, which will bring up Figure 18. To add the database to the list the user has to provide a name and the location of the database. To enable the EDMsixServer backup check the "Enable backup" check box and enter the backup destination location and the number of backup versions.

Figure 18: Add existing database

Edit database settings

Select the item from the list and click on the "Edit EDM database" menu item.

Figure 19: Edit EDM database

Remove EDM database from list

To remove the EDM database from the database list, select the database and click on the "Remove information about EDM database".
NOTE:
This will only remove the item from the list and will not delete the actual database files from the hard drive.

Delete EDM database from disk

To delete the EDM database files from the hard drive, select the database and click on the "Delete EDM database from disk". This will remove the selected database from the disk.
NOTE:
No warnings will be given when the user clicks on the "Delete EDM database from disk".