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You can associate a tag with a database during database creation. See “Create an Empty vFabric Postgres,
MySQL, or Oracle Database,” on page 103. You can also associate tags with an existing database.
Create a Tag
Tags provide a simple way to search for databases in a database group or organization.
Procedure
1 Log in to Data Director as an organization administrator.
2 Click the Manage and Monitor tab.
3 Click the Tags tab.
4 Click the plus (+) icon.
5 Type the name of the tag in the Create Tag dialog box and click OK.
Associate a Tag with an Existing Database
Tags support searches for databases. You can associate a tag with a database to help with searches for databases.
Procedure
1 Log in to Data Director as an organization administrator or as a user with Edit information and storage
permission.
2 Click the Manage & Monitor tab.
3 Click the Databases tab.
4 Right-click a database to display the Actions menu and select Properties.
5 Click the General tab, select a tag in the Tags field, and click Edit.
6 Click the check box for the tag or tags to associate with the database and click OK.
Managing the Organization Catalog
Organization administrators can add Data Director databases to the organization catalog. Organization users
create databases from the catalog when they need a database with known characteristics and preloaded data,
for example, when they test SQL scripts or usage scenarios.
Users cannot directly modify databases in the catalog and databases cannot power on. Organization
administrators can remove catalog databases when the databases are no longer needed.
Add a database to the organization catalog in one of the following ways.
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Select a database from a database group's Databases tab.
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Add a database using the organization's Catalog tab.
As part of the cataloging process, you choose whether to clone the database and add the clone to the catalog
or move the database into the catalog.
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Clone the database to allow refreshing the catalog database from the source database. You can create a
full clone or a linked clone.
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Move the database when you want to preserve the database in its current state with its current data.
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