Application databases

With the help of Electrical DB database application the data can be transferred from the drawings to the project database, where different lists and reports can be created.

The main task of the application is to help the user in data management and to speed up the operation by removing useless routines and reducing the number of errors.

The application consists of the following databases in the Access file format:

• EDBCommon.mdb

  • Includes database content and settings installed by Electrical applications

  • Does not store any user-created data

  • Located on user's workstation

  • Updated during the installation of Electrical applications

• EDBUserCommon.mdb

• Includes user-created database content e.g.  cable types, plates, addinfos etc.

• By default, located in the ...Draw [version number]\Electrical\Shared\DB directory.

• Location can be defined to the server with Shared databases setting.

• ElectricDB_.mdb

  • Product databases installed by Electrical, DB Product databases installation program

  • Does not store any user-created data

  • Located on user's workstation.

  • Updated by Electrical DB Product databases installation.

• ElectricDB_OMA1...9.mdb

• User product databases

• By default, located in the ...Draw [version number]\Electrical\Shared\DB directory.

• Location can be defined to the server with the Shared databases setting.

• EDBUser.mdb

• Includes project default settings and default content

• By default, located in the ...Draw [version number]\Electrical\Shared\Data directory.

• Location can be defined to the server with the Shared data files setting.

• Automatically copied to new projects as the project database (EDBProject.mdb)

• EDBProject.mdb

  • Project-specific database located in the project folder

  • Automatically created to new projects. The Electrical DB application collects project-specific data into this database.