Modifying schemas

When you modify a schema you must complete several tasks to ensure that your changes are validated, saved, and applied to user databases.

Procedure

To modify a schema and put the modifications into effect or to create a new schema:
  1. Start the Designer.
  2. Create a test database (or multiple test databases) in the schema that you want to customize.
  3. Check out the schema that you want to customize, or create a new schema.
  4. Modify the schema, either by using the Designer to change elements of the schema, or by applying packages.
  5. Validate the customized schema using the Validate schema command in the Designer.
  6. Create a test configuration that specifies the test database (or multiple databases) for the schema.
  7. Run the test configuration and test your schema against the specified databases.
  8. Save work in progress.
  9. Check in the customized schema.
  10. Upgrade the user database with the modified schema.