Administrator
User Guide
Creating the Main Admin Elements : Databases : Including and Copying Foreign Databases
Databases included from a second project are also known as foreign databases. The second project must be available: that is, you must be able to read from the second project directory, and have the environment variables for the second project set.
Note that foreign databases are marked with * in the database list.
To include a foreign database, set the Elements option list on the Admin elements form to Database & Extracts, and click Include. The Include Foreign Database form will be displayed.
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Foreign Projects lists the other projects available.
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Access Project as. You must enter a Username and Password.
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Foreign Databases lists the databases in the foreign project.
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Select the databases you require and click Apply. You will be prompted to create the owning team, if it does not already exist in the current Project. You cannot include a database which has the same teamid/dbname as an existing database in the current project.
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You can exclude foreign databases by clicking Exclude on the Admin elements form. The Exclude Foreign Databases form will be displayed.
To copy a foreign database, set the Elements option list on the Admin elements form to Database & Extracts, and click Copy Foreign. The Copy Foreign Database form will be displayed.
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Foreign Projects lists the other projects available.
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Access Project as. You must enter a Username and Password.
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Foreign Databases lists the databases in the foreign project.
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Target Database name is set as follows: pick the team which will own the database from the list, and enter the database name.
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Click Apply. You cannot include a database which has the same teamid/dbname as an existing database in the current project.
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