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Overview

Almost all Servoy applications utilize a database to store user data and application metadata.  Servoy can connect to any database that has a JDBC driver available. Servoy provides a database, PostgreSQL, for you if you do not already have a database management system (DBMS).

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1. Determine the JDBC driver required for making connections to your database.  You can find the proper driver normally from the DBMS manufacturer/documentation; another source that may help is the Servoy Forum as other developers have possibly used your database with Servoy.
2. Install the driver by placing the .jar file in the application_server/drivers folder in your Servoy installation folder.
3. Restart Servoy Developer.

4. Create a new Database Server connection by right clicking on Database Servers node (under Resources) and selecting New Server.  A submenu will provide choices of different popular database choices that will fill in some of the connection information to make setup easier, or you may choose empty.

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   Even though a database is listed here, you must still install a driver in the drivers folder in order to connect to the database.

5.  Fill in the Server Name, User Name, Password, URL, and Driver for your database.  You can find the correct values for the URL and Driver from your database documentation, or suggested values will be already entered if you selected your database in the New Server menu.

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   The user account should be of administrator level so you have full access to database objects in Servoy.

6. Save the tab by clicking the save button in the toolbar or using Ctrl-S to save the tab.
7. Your database should now appear in the Database Servers list.

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1. Right click on the database name in the Database Servers node and select Create Table OR With the database name selected, click on the create table button in toolbar of the list view in Solution Explorer.
2. A dialog will ask for the name for a new table. Enter the name and click OK.

3. The table editor view will appear allowing new columns to be entered.

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   When a new table is created, Servoy will add a column in the table editor for the primary key. All tables used in Servoy must have a primary key or a row identifier.

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1. Open the table editor by selecting the database server in the Solution Explorer and doing one of the following in the list view:
   1. Double clicking on the table name.
   2. Right clicking on the table name and selecting Edit table/view.
   3. Select the table and click on the edit table button in the list view toolbar.
2. The table editor will appear allowing editing of the columns for the table.
3. To add a column, click on the Add button. Change the name from "type here" to your desired name, the column type, and size (if applicable). Be sure to save when finished.
4. To remove a column, click on the Remove button.

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