Creating and opening databases

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To facilitate both workgroup and standalone operation,

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InfoWorks ICM maintains data in a centralized, multi-user, on-premise type of database,

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consisting of a database and additional files.

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From version 2024 onwards the data can also be maintained in a centralized,

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multi-user database in the cloud.

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Local working copies of parts of the data, such as networks with changes not yet committed,

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are stored in the Local Working Folder of each user.

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The database provides a flexible hierarchy for managing data.

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When you start InfoWorks ICM for the first time, it appears blank, because no database is selected.

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To create a new database, from the File menu, select Open > Open/Create database.

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Or, from the File toolbar, click the Create a New Database button.

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From the Open Database dialog, choose Cloud,

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Workgroup or Standalone database.

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To create a new cloud database your admin must first set up a hub for your team,

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where your cloud data is stored and shared between users.

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Click New, select the Hub from the drop-down menu, and enter a name for the database.

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To connect to a workgroup database, you must have the InfoWorks workgroup server installed

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either on an accessible remote or your local machine.

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To create a new workgroup database, under Workgroup Data Server,

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specify a name or address.

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If you are running the workgroup data server on your own computer, you can use the name “localhost”.

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If you are using a centralized server, enter that server name.

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Click Connect to connect to the data server.

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To create a new database on the data server, click New, and then enter a name, such as “Training”.

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To open an existing database, expand the Database drop-down, and select it by name.

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A group is not mandatory and can be left blank.

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If you are creating a standalone database, click New and specify the name and location of your .icmm file.

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Standalone databases should only be stored on the user's local machine and not shared locations.

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When creating a database, you can specify the database version.

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If you need to ensure backwards compatibility select a previous version from the drop-down menu.

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After you specify the database to create or open, click OK.

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Notice in the Model Group window that a new main database has been created.

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By default, whenever you open ICM, it opens the database that you used last.

Video transcript

00:03

To facilitate both workgroup and standalone operation,

00:07

InfoWorks ICM maintains data in a centralized, multi-user, on-premise type of database,

00:15

consisting of a database and additional files.

00:18

From version 2024 onwards the data can also be maintained in a centralized,

00:24

multi-user database in the cloud.

00:27

Local working copies of parts of the data, such as networks with changes not yet committed,

00:33

are stored in the Local Working Folder of each user.

00:37

The database provides a flexible hierarchy for managing data.

00:41

When you start InfoWorks ICM for the first time, it appears blank, because no database is selected.

00:49

To create a new database, from the File menu, select Open > Open/Create database.

00:57

Or, from the File toolbar, click the Create a New Database button.

01:02

From the Open Database dialog, choose Cloud,

01:05

Workgroup or Standalone database.

01:08

To create a new cloud database your admin must first set up a hub for your team,

01:14

where your cloud data is stored and shared between users.

01:18

Click New, select the Hub from the drop-down menu, and enter a name for the database.

01:25

To connect to a workgroup database, you must have the InfoWorks workgroup server installed

01:30

either on an accessible remote or your local machine.

01:34

To create a new workgroup database, under Workgroup Data Server,

01:39

specify a name or address.

01:43

If you are running the workgroup data server on your own computer, you can use the name “localhost”.

01:48

If you are using a centralized server, enter that server name.

01:53

Click Connect to connect to the data server.

01:56

To create a new database on the data server, click New, and then enter a name, such as “Training”.

02:04

To open an existing database, expand the Database drop-down, and select it by name.

02:10

A group is not mandatory and can be left blank.

02:14

If you are creating a standalone database, click New and specify the name and location of your .icmm file.

02:24

Standalone databases should only be stored on the user's local machine and not shared locations.

02:31

When creating a database, you can specify the database version.

02:36

If you need to ensure backwards compatibility select a previous version from the drop-down menu.

02:42

After you specify the database to create or open, click OK.

02:48

Notice in the Model Group window that a new main database has been created.

02:53

By default, whenever you open ICM, it opens the database that you used last.

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Step-by-step guide

To facilitate both workgroup and standalone operation, InfoWorks ICM maintains data in a centralized, multi-user, on-premises type of database, consisting of a database and additional files. From version 2024 onwards, the data can also be maintained in a centralized, multi-user database in the cloud. Local working copies of parts of the data, such as networks with changes not yet committed, are stored in the Local Working Folder of each user. The database provides a flexible hierarchy for managing data.

When you start InfoWorks ICM for the first time, it appears blank, because no database is selected. To create a new database:

  1. From the File menu, select Open > Open/Create database.

In the InfoWorks ICM File menu, Open is selected, and in the flyout, Open/Create is selected.

  1. Alternatively, from the File toolbar, click the Create a New Database button.

On the File toolbar, Create a New Database is selected and called out.

From the Open Database dialog box, select Cloud, Workgroup or Standalone database.

To create a cloud database, an admin must first set up a hub where cloud data is stored and shared between users. Then, to create a new cloud database:

  1. From the Open Database dialog box, select Cloud.
  2. In the Open Cloud Database popup, click New.
  3. In the New Database dialog box, in the Hub drop-down, select the hub.
  4. Enter a Name for the database, such as “Training” for this exercise.

In the New Database dialog box, the Hub is selected, and the Name of the database is set to “Training”.

  1. Click OK.

To connect to a workgroup database, the workgroup data server must be installed either on an accessible remote or local machine. Then, to create a new workgroup database:

  1. From the Open Database dialog box, select Workgroup.
  2. Under Workgroup Data Server, specify a Server name or Server port.

IMPORTANT:

  • If running the workgroup data server on your own computer, you can use the name “localhost”.
  • If using a centralized server, enter that server name.
  1. To connect to the data server, Click Connect.

In the Open Workgroup Database dialog box, the Server name “localhost” is entered and Connect is highlighted.

To create a new database on the data server:

  1. In the Database group box, click New.
  2. In the New Database dialog box, enter a name, such as “Training”.
  3. Click OK.

To open an existing database on the data server:

  1. In the Database group box, expand the Database drop-down.
  2. Select the existing database.

The group is not mandatory and can be left blank.

  1. Click OK.

To create a new standalone database:

  1. From the Open Database dialog box, select Standalone.
  2. In the Open Standalone Database popup, click New.
  3. In the Save As dialog box, specify the name and location of the .icmm file.

NOTE: Standalone databases should only be stored on the local machine of the user and not in shared locations.

To ensure backwards compatibility:

  1. Expand the Database version drop-down and select a previous version.
  2. Click Save.
  3. In the Open Standalone Database popup, click OK.

In the Model Group window, a new main database appears.

The new database displays in the Model Group window.

By default, whenever ICM is opened, it opens the last used database.

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