Create New Database
Creates a Database on the file system and adds it to the bottom of the current database search list. Your template-based product creates the database tables according to the table information stored in the configuration (.cfg) files.
For the option: | Do the following: |
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Database Alias | Enter the name by which the database will be referenced during the session. This name may be related or not similar to the actual file system path where it is located. |
Database Path | Enter the complete file system path for the new database. You can do either of the following: ■Enter the path directly into the text box. For example, if the path for the prototype database is located at /usr/people/gabriel/prototype_02.cdb, you enter: /usr/people/gabriel/prototype_02.cdb ■Select  and then select the desired directory. |
Update Private Config File | Select to also update the Default Writable Database in the Private Config File (.cfg) Note: If the Private Config File (.cfg) is not updated with the session database configuration, external processes like interactive and background Adams Solver analyses will not be able to resolve alias paths to files stored in those databases, e.g. tire property or modal neutral files referenced in the Adams Dataset (.adm). |
Database Info | Select to display a list of the search directories, including their search level, database name, and database path. |