MIST System Management Reviewing and further understanding systems management - using “MIST 2006 Data Cleaning Tools” - running a “tight” system - data entry, tables, codes,. Installation etc

MIST System Management  Database Sizes Tables which may grow large  Edcards  Batches  Batchtiming  Scanbatch  Scanfiles

MIST System Management  Database Sizes ‘Old’ records can be removed from tables  Data Entry Databases Records only needed until data export/import occurs.  Reporting Databases Assuming that a set number of years of information is being kept, any records which fall outside that period may be deleted. In all cases, database backups should be done before erasing records.

MIST System Management  Periodically shrink database to keep database size manageable.  Tables which are not in use, may be deleted from the database.  Placing indexes on various fields in edcards may improve performance.

MIST System maintenance  Database backups Direct backup of database files  Problems with locking of files  Stop SQL Server  Place database offline Backup from within SQL Server  Can be done when needed  Scheduled backup  Can backup directly to a backup device or drive.