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The System Database section of Administration Console allows you to set up and maintain your BarTender System Database. In addition to creating a new system database or connecting to an existing one, you can also configure message logging and caching options, schedule the database maintenance task of deleting message logs, and run administrative tasks, such as backing up and restoring the database.

Access the System Database section by clicking System Database in the left Navigation Pane of Administration Console. Expand the node to see other pages available in the System Database section of Administration Console.

In This Section

• Setting Up the BarTender System Database

  Using the System Database page, you can create a new system database or connect to an existing one, and configure message logging and system database caching options.

• Performing Database Maintenance

  Maintenance of your BarTender System Database involves deleting older logged information. You can specify which records to delete each time database maintenance is run, and whether or not to archive the deleted records. You can also schedule maintenance to run automatically on a weekly or daily basis, or manually run the database maintenance at any time.

• Performing Database Administration

  Using the Administration Tasks page, you can view the size of your system database and backup and restore your database. You can also purge your database, deleting all logged information, including all print jobs and application messages.

• Automating the BarTender System Database

  You can use command line parameters to launch the BarTender System Database Wizard and customize the installation configuration, and also to run the system database maintenance tasks.

• Managing a Remote System Database

  When hosting the BarTender System Database locally is not an option, you can configure and maintain a remote system database.