Database Assembly Line SIRxs

Connect to Columbia Server  Citrix  Web based application  Runs SIRxs on Server

SIR or SIRXS  SIRXS icon takes me to SIRXS ATC and DBs  SIR icon takes me to SIR2002 ATC and DBs

ATC (Air Traffic Controller)  Central Location for Connecting to a DB  User and Password Authentification from Citrix  See only the appropriate databases

Counting Database  Central Location for DCC Database Info  New Databases Registered

Export SIR2002 DB  Rename Export file: JCP to JCPXS

DCC Import DB Tool  Use DCC drop down from SIR session  Standard DCC Tools Available to all DBs  ‘Import database’ Handles Conversion to SIRXS

New SIRXS Database  Extract new DB name from Export file  Rename database in new Export file  Remove password for SIRXS in new Export file  Make database folder on the Columbia server  Import file, creating SIRXS database  If SYSTEM.ALLCALL exists, run it  Otherwise, create new default PQL screens  Call DIALOG.MAINMENU to see what you got  Register database with COUNTING

New Database Fully Integrated  Registered in COUNTING  Connectable through Citrix and the ATC  Part of the DCC backup routine  Codebook created  SPSS files automatically created nightly  Searchable  Modifiable (using DCC Restructure tool)

Other DCC Tools  Codebook  SPSS Files  Main Menu  Modify Schemas  Search Functionality

Codebook  All schema definitions  HTML: linkable browser friendly pages

SPSS Files  SPSS Files for every record type  ONEJCPXS.sav for key-less records

Main Menu  Generic Default Navigational Screen

Modify Schemas  Automatic Restructuring

Search Functionality  Seach values  Search schema

The End  Data Coordinating Center 