Create a user database

In this exercise, you create a user database based on the schema that you created in the Create a schema exercise.

To create a user database based on the my_sample_schema schema:

  1. In the Designer, click Database > New Database.
  2. In the New Database Wizard, enter my_db in the Logical Database Name field. Enter Sample user database for tutorial in the Comment field. Click Next.
  3. In Step 2 of the wizard, select MS_ACCESS from the Vendor list. Click ...

    In the Select Microsoft Access Database window, enter my_db.mdb in the File name field. Click Open. By default, Rational® ClearQuest® stores the physical database in the Rational ClearQuest installation directory. Leave Production Database selected. Click Next.

  4. In Step 3, accept the default values in the Timeout (240 minutes) and Poll Interval (1 minute) fields. Click Next.
  5. In Step 4, select my_sample_schema from the table of schemas and click Finish. You see a message confirming that the user database is created. Click OK.