Creating and managing databases
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If you have multiple workspaces, then before you create or edit a database, make sure that you are in the correct workspace.
To change to a different workspace, in the user menu, click Switch Workspaces, then select the workspace.
To start a completely new database:
Click the database dropdown at the top right, then click New Database.
On the Create a New Database panel, in the Database Name field, provide a name for the database.
From the Type dropdown list, select the database type.
Optionally, in the Create Tables Script, provide a SQL script to use to set up the initial database tables and columns.
Click Create Database.
Fabricate displays the database details page for the database.
To select a database to manage:
Click the database dropdown at the top right.
In the dropdown list, select the database.
You can create a new database based on an existing database. The new database inherits all of the configuration from the original database.
To clone a database:
Select the database to clone.
In the database header, click Clone Database.
On the Clone Database panel, in the New Database Name field, provide a name for the new database.
Click Clone Database.
From the database Settings tab, you can change the database name and type.
In the Name field, provide the new database name.
From the Type dropdown list, select the new database type.
Click Save Changes.
To delete a database, on the database Settings tab:
Click Delete Database.
On the confirmation panel, click Delete Database.
