Overview of the Batch Tutorial > Importing the batch tutorial databases

Create a new database for the batch tutorial and set it to active

WARNING!

This tutorial assumes you are using a DeltaV system that is offline - not one that is controlling a process. Do not perform any tutorial procedures that involve importing, installing, or downloading configuration information into an operational system without fully considering the impact of the changes.

Note

If you are using a workstation that has an existing database, it is assumed that you can safely create a new database and set it to be the active database. Before creating a new database,  you must delete the assignment of all modules from workstations, controllers, and Logic Solvers. You must also delete assignments of  areas and recipes that to the Batch Executive. Finally, you must delete assignment of any areas to the Alarms and Events subsystem. If you do not delete the module, area, and recipe assignments, when you create a new database using the following procedure, all or portions of the current database will be copied into your new database.

  1. Review the preceding note for instructions on deleting any module assignments from workstations in the current database.
  2. If you are using a controller, decommission the controller you want to use in the new database.
  3. Create a new database by double clicking the Create Database tool in the Database Administrator (Start → DeltaV Engineering → Database Administrator).
  4. Name the database PaintTutorial (or TutorialComplete if you are importing the completed database) and click Next.
  5. Select Create New Database and then click Next.
  6. Select Preserve Network Definition and then select From the current active database. (This maintains your current workstation configuration information.)
  7. Click Finish.
  8. Click Yes in response to the question about where to create the database.
  9. Click No to all in response to the question about updating existing objects in the database.
  10. After the database has been created, click OK.
  11. Set the new database to active using the Set Active Database tool.
  12. Click Change and then click OK in response to the warning.
    The new database name appears in the Database name field on the Select New Active Database dialog.
  13. Click OK.
  14. Close the Database Administrator application.