Create a Meridian Explorer Repository
Meridian Enterprise Server helps you to create and test a connection to a database server where you want to store the repository. You can use the wizard to create connections to SQL Server or Oracle servers.
If you have sufficient privileges to create a new database on the database server, you can create a repository by performing the following task. If you have access to the database server with another account that does not have access from the Meridian Explorer server, see SQL Server Database Creation Script or Oracle Database Creation Script. If you do not have sufficient privileges, a database administrator will have to create the database for you.
Prerequisites
Before creating a repository, you must complete the following prerequisites.
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You must know the name of either a Windows user account or a database account with permissions to access the database server and create database tables, indexes, and stored procedures. You also need to know the account password.
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Meridian Enterprise Server requires that the SQL Server or Oracle instance already exist before a repository can be created. If Oracle will be used, an existing user (schema) can be used but we recommend that you can create a new user dedicated to Meridian Enterprise Server. If multiple repositories will be hosted by Oracle, we recommend that you create a separate user for each repository.
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Before creating an Oracle Repository or BCConfiguration database, you must configure ODAC.
Procedures
To create a repository:
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In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console, in the Repositories group, click Repositories.
The All Repositories page appears and lists the existing Meridian Explorer repositories and Meridian Enterprise vaults.
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Click New.
The New Repository dialog box appears.
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Select Explorer repository.
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Click Next.
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Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.
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Click Register.
A background task is started and you may continue working. Creating the repository can take several minutes. After the new database is created, the new repository name appears in the Repositories list.
The options in the following table are only available with the appropriate license. If you think you should have these options and you do not have them, contact your Accruent representative.
| Option | Description |
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| Database | Type a name for the new database. |
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Primary path |
Type a path on the database server for the repository metadata files. |
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Content path |
Type a path on the database server for the repository content files. |
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Index path |
Type a path on the database server for the repository index files. |
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Log path |
Type a path on the database server for the repository log files. |
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Use file stream |
Enable this option if you want the new database to use the SQL Server FILESTREAM feature. We recommend this option for higher performance. If this option is disabled, content copied from the source vault will be stored inside the database as binary large objects (BLOBs). Before using this feature, we strongly recommend that you fully understand the advantages, limitations, and implications of the feature by studying the Microsoft SQL Server documentation. Note:
This option requires that the Windows authentication option be used to access the database server. By default, the Meridian Enterprise Server copies document content from the stream folders of the source vault. You can configure it as follows to copy the content from an alternative file stream location:
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File stream path |
If the Use File Stream option is enabled, type a path on the database server for the database Filestream files. This option is only enabled if the database server is compatible. |
After creating a repository and before vault synchronization with the repository can occur, at least one synchronization job must be configured.
