Describes the different types of databases that the administrator
can create and manage
As a
Rational® ClearQuest® administrator,
you can create and manage five different types of databases:
- Vendor databases are used in Rational ClearQuest documentation
to point to supported enterprise databases. An empty vendor database container
is required for each Rational ClearQuest database,
whether it is a schema repository, user, sample, or test database.
- Schema repositories, also referred to as master databases,
are used to store and manage a group of schemas and their associated user
databases. Schema repositories can store multiple schemas and multiple versions
of each schema. Schema repositories do not contain user data.
- User databases, also referred to as a production databases,
store and manage information about change requests. A user database is always
associated with a schema repository where the schema for the user database
is stored. The association between the schema repository and user databases
is referred to as a database set.
- Sample databases are working user databases that provide
40 sample defect records of user information, as well as sample queries and
reports. You can use the sample database for testing and experimenting when
creating your first schemas.
- Test databases are temporary user databases that you create
when you develop a new schema or a new version of an existing schema. You
can use a test database to verify that the new schema performs as expected,
without risking any damage to production data in a user database.