Setting up SQL Database: Client Connection, DB & Table Creation, Relationship & View Setup, Study notes of Deductive Database Systems

The steps to set up a microsoft sql server database, including creating a client connection, registering the sql server, creating a database and table, establishing relationships between tables, creating views, and making a local copy of the database using microsoft access and odbc. It is intended for students or professionals looking to learn how to create and manage a sql database.

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Uploaded on 08/18/2009

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SETTING UP THE CLIENT CONNECTION
StartàProgramsàMicrosoft SQL ServeràClient Network Utility
Click on the ALIAS tab
Click ADD. Enter Server Alias: CALHOUN
Select TCP/IP in Network Libraries. Specify Server name: CALHOUN
Deselect the check box on Dynamically Determine Port.
Enter port number: 5000
Click OK and exit.
Click APPLY and exit.
HOW TO CREATE A DATABASE USING A MS-SQL CLIENT
StartàProgramsàMicrosoft SQL ServeràEnterprise Manager
Right click on SQL Server Group
Select New SQL Server Registration
On the Welcome dialog box, click the next button
On the Register SQL Server Wizard dialog enter CALHOUN for
the available servers, click add, then click next
Select the SQL Login Information… radio button.
Enter login name and password.
Click next on the Select SQL Server Group dialog, then
click on the finish button in the next dialog window.
CREATING A TABLE
Expand the SQL Server Group tree by clicking on the + box-icon.
Expand the CALHOUN tree by clicking on the + box-icon.
Right click on Databases, select the New Database option
Provide a database name: Use whatever name you want (say,
CourseDBX)
Right click on database, CourseDBX. Select newàTable
Enter the table parameters:
StudID*, FName, LName, Address, Gender, GPA, Status.
*make sure that you don't allow nulls on the StudID attribute.
Right click on the StudID row and select Primary Key. This will
make the StudID as the primary key of the table.
Close the new table dialog box. The system will prompt you to
save the table, click yes and enter the table name, Student.
Right click on Student table, select Open TableàReturn all rows
Enter the data values for each row.
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SETTING UP THE CLIENT CONNECTION

Start‡Programs‡Microsoft SQL Server‡Client Network Utility Click on the ALIAS tab Click ADD. Enter Server Alias: CALHOUN Select TCP/IP in Network Libraries. Specify Server name: CALHOUN Deselect the check box on Dynamically Determine Port. Enter port number: 5000 Click OK and exit. Click APPLY and exit.

HOW TO CREATE A DATABASE USING A MS-SQL CLIENT

Start‡Programs‡Microsoft SQL Server‡Enterprise Manager Right click on SQL Server Group Select New SQL Server Registration On the Welcome dialog box, click the next button On the Register SQL Server Wizard dialog enter CALHOUN for the available servers, click add , then click next Select the SQL Login Information… radio button. Enter login name and password. Click next on the Select SQL Server Group dialog, then click on the finish button in the next dialog window.

CREATING A TABLE

Expand the SQL Server Group tree by clicking on the + box-icon. Expand the CALHOUN tree by clicking on the + box-icon. Right click on Databases, select the New Database option Provide a database name: Use whatever name you want (say, CourseDBX) Right click on database, CourseDBX. Select newTable Enter the table parameters: StudID*, FName, LName, Address, Gender, GPA, Status. *make sure that you don't allow nulls on the StudID attribute.

Right click on the StudID row and select Primary Key. This will make the StudID as the primary key of the table. Close the new table dialog box. The system will prompt you to save the table, click yes and enter the table name, Student.

Right click on Student table, select Open Table‡Return all rows Enter the data values for each row.

ESTABLISHING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TABLES

Right click on the Student table, select Design Table Click on the manage relationship icon

Click New to establish a new relationship on selected tables. Use the appropriate drop-down boxes to choose the primary key table, the foreign key table, the primary key attribute, and the foreign key attribute. Click close. Close the table and answer yes to the succeeding dialog boxes.

CREATING VIEWS

Click on Views‡New View Click on the Add Table icon

On the Add Table dialog box , select the Student table and click Add. On the table pane, click on the FName, StudID, and GPA checkboxes On the grid pane enter >103 for the StudID criteria and >2.0 for the GPA criteria

Click on the run icon to execute the query.

Exit the dialog box and save the view as StudentGPA.

To check the view, right click on StudentGPAOpen ViewReturn All Rows

CREATING A LOCAL COPY OF THE SQL SERVER DATABASE

Create a blank database using Microsoft Access, call it CourseDBX.mdb. A blank Access database file, template.mdb , is available in F:\USER\GFRANCIA\CS. Copy this file in your local drive and rename it to CourseDBX.mdb.

Right click on Databases. Select All TasksExport Data Click next on the DTS Import/Export Wizard Dialog Box. On the Choose a Data Source dialog, make sure the following are set: Server: CALHOUN Use SQL Server Authentication user name: enter your username password: enter your password Database: the name of your database Click next.