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 Click //Test login// to check if the SQL connection works before you continue. You will most likely see an error saying that the SQL connection was successful but the database (and the "config" table) cannot be accessed - this is OK at this point, as we haven't created the tables yet.
-Before you close the dialog and repeat the steps on the other client computers, go to the //Setup// tab to perform the initial setup tasks.
+==== Initial Table Setup ====
-=== Initial table setup ===
+Now switch to the //Setup// tab to create the tables ("database schema") inside the SQL server. **This must only be done once, from the first client computer that you set up! Do not repeat this on the other computers!**
-Before mAirList can use the SQL database, you have to create the tables (database schema) in the still-empty SQL database. **This must only be done once, from the first client computer that you set up! Do not repeat this on the other computers!**
-Go to the //Setup// tab and click //Perform initial setup//:
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-mAirList will now create the SQL tables necessary to hold the mAirListDB library and scheduling data. This might take a few seconds and will eventually be confirmed with the messsage //Setup completed successfully//:
+The initial setup is usually performed with the same user as entered on the //General// page (the default login), as we assume that it is the "owner" of the SQL database. If this is not the case, i.e. and the default user does not have the required rights to create tables inside the database, you can enter another set of credentials to be used for the setup.
+Now click the //Perform Initial Setup// button and wait. mAirList will now create the SQL tables necessary to hold the mAirListDB library and scheduling data. This might take a few seconds and will eventually be confirmed with the messsage //Setup completed successfully//:
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 ===== Additional Client Computers =====
+If you want to connect additional mAirList computers to the database, go to the mAirList configuration app on each computer, and add the connection as described above. Now that we have created the tables, the //Test login// button should give the message: //Login OK//
+When you click OK to save the connection, you will see the following message:
+{{ :tutorials:mairlistdb:pasted:20141001-173309.png }}
+Each mAirListDB has a unique identifier (made up of several random hexadecimal characters), the "Database ID". The ID is stored in the ''config'' table inside the SQL server, and also in the ''database.ini'' file of each client PC. It will help mAirList to identify the correct connection if you happen to maintain connections to more than one mAirListDB at a time. Clicking //Yes// in this dialog will retrieve the ID from the SQL table and store it in the local configuration. (You can look it up on the //Advanced// tab in the connection properties dialog if you like.)
+===== Schema Upgrade =====
+When you install a new version of mAirList, it can happen that the mAirListDB connection stops working, and you see a message similar to the following:
+  Invalid schema version (found xx, need yy). Please upgrade your database.
+This happens when the new software version to add or modify SQL tables to support new functionality. We must perform a **Schema Upgrade** then.
+<WRAP warning round>
+**BIG FAT WARNING**:
+Once the database schema was upgraded to a new version, it will stop working with older clients (mAirList versions) that require the older schema version. So you must also install the same new software version on **all** mAirList computers.
+**It is not possible to downgrade the schema to an older version once it was upgraded.** We strongly recommend that you make a backup of your database before performing the upgrade, in case you must roll back to the old software version for any reason.
+</WRAP>
+To perform the schema upgrade, go to the //Upgrade// tab in the mAirListDB connection properties dialog. **You must do this only once for each database.**
+First, click the //Check now// button to find out what your current schema version is, and if it matches the required version.
+If an upgrade needs to be performed, click //Upgrade// and wait for the upgrade to complete.
+===== Optional Configuration Tasks =====
+==== Connection Options ====
+==== Multi-User Setup and Security Roles ====
+==== Storage Redirection ====
+==== Maintenance ====