Creating a New Database If you came to this presentation via a web browser, right-click and choose “Full Screen” before proceeding. Click mouse or press space bar to continue. This presentation was prepared by Professor Steve Ross, with the advice of other MIS Faculty, for use in MIS Classes at Western Washington University. Please contact Dr. Ross for permission to use in other settings..Dr. Ross The Sister Cities Database Development Project

Process Overview 1.Create the database. 2.Prepare the data for importing –Model the column headings in the Excel spreadsheet to be consistent with the physical data design. 3.Use the Management Studio import wizard to simultaneously … –Create the new table –Import the data into the table 4.Modify the table design –Using the GUI, modify the attributes’ type and size to match the physical design. Steps described in this set of slides are marked here in red. Original Data  Prepped Data  “Import” Table  “Final” Table Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 1: Create database

Logging into the DSCI Student DBMS Before you can log in, your instructor will need to create your account. 1.Open Management Studio and connect to the database engine 2.Enter the DBMS (server name) as shown in the illustration 3.Click Connect

Creating a New Database 1.Open Management Studio and connect to the database engine 2.Right-Click Databases, choose New Database… 3.Enter Database name 4.Click OK

Assign Users to DBO Role (Note: students do not have the required permissions to add new users to the database. Request your instructors to do this after you create the database. Until your teammates have been assigned the DBO role, the student who created the database must log into it in order to continue the implementation.) 1.Expand Security; then Logins 2.Right-click user name, choose Properties 3.On User Mapping page 1.Select the database 2.Select db_owner role