Administration Getting Started

Chapter 3. Preparing a Database for Use

This chapter presents the simplest way to prepare a database for use. Alternate methods are described in the Administration Guide.

This chapter presents the following:

1. Creating a table
2. Moving data into a table
3. Enforcing business rules for the data
4. Collecting statistics
5. Backing up a database for the first time

You may perform these tasks in a different order; however, the order shown here is the recommended one.

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