Create PI AF databases

You can create an empty PI AF database with no pre-configured content, or you can load a library that has been saved on a connected PI AF server.

1. Choose one of the following actions:

   • Press Ctrl+O.

   • On the PI System Explorer toolbar, click .

   • Click File > Database.

2. From the Asset server drop-down list in the Select Database window, select a connected server on which you have administrator access rights to create a database. Alternatively, click and select a server from the PI AF Servers window.

3. Click New Database.

4. In the Database Properties window, enter a unique name in the Name field.

5. Optional. Enter a description in the Description field.

6. Choose from the following actions:

   To ...	Do this ...
   Create a new database with no configured content	Leave the Load Library field (if displayed) set to <None>.
   Create a database with configured objects from a saved library	Select a library from the Load Library drop-down list. For more information, see Understand PI AF saved libraries.
   Create extended properties	See Storage of application-specific information.
   Set up access permissions for the new database	See Configure security for a single PI AF database.

7. Click OK.

   The new database is added to the Database list in the Select Database window.