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You can connect the Application Server to an existing database, for example after the connection settings change. To set up a new database instead, see Create a database.
Databases created in earlier versions of ABBYY FlexiCapture need a different procedure. See Update databases and projects created in ABBYY FlexiCapture Distributed.
PostgreSQL databases have two extra requirements:
  • PostgreSQL is enabled by default from ABBYY FlexiCapture Release 4 Update 2. On earlier versions, enable PostgreSQL first.
  • The fc schema and all its objects must be owned by the account the Application Server uses to reach the database.

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Connect to an existing database

1

Open the Application Server settings

On the computer running the Application Server, open the Administration and Monitoring Console under the Windows administrator account.Click Settings → Application Server to open https://<ApplicationServer>/FlexiCapture12/Monitoring/#Settings/DbConn, where <ApplicationServer> is that computer’s name.If the Application Server is already connected to a database, start at step 4.
2

Start a new connection

Click Connect to Existing Database.
3

Enter the connection details

In the form that opens, complete the following fields:
  • The name of the Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Azure, or PostgreSQL instance
  • The name of the existing database, for Oracle, Azure, or PostgreSQL
  • The user that administers the database server
  • The path to the file storage, if there is one
4

Test the connection

Click the Test Connection button to check the values you entered. If the test succeeds, click OK.
5

Upgrade the database if prompted

Your server is now connected to the database.If an Upgrade link appears next to the database version on the Settings → Application Server page, upgrade the database before you proceed.
6

Note the temporary password

If ABBYY FlexiCapture authentication has never been used for this database, the account running the Administration and Monitoring Console gets the temporary password password.

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Upgrade a database

Upgrading a database can require a change to its structure. The upgrade ships with a script that makes the change. Click Apply Upgrade and provide the path to that script.