Access The Cms Database In Informix - Avaya Call Management System Custom Reports

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To define custom data tables, perform the following steps in the order indicated:
1.

Access the CMS database in INFORMIX

2. Build the table
3. Add data to the table
Create a custom data table also includes the following topics:
Modifying a table
Changing data in a table
Access the CMS database in INFORMIX
To access the CMS database in INFORMIX:
1. Press the
The Commands submenu is displayed.
2. Select the UNIX option.
All windows and menus close, and the UNIX prompt is displayed.
3. At the $ prompt, type the following command: DBPATH=/cms/db/inf. Press
Return. Type export DBPATH. Press Return.
The UNIX prompt is again displayed.
1 UNIX is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc.
2 Solaris is a registered trademark of Sun, Inc.
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CAUTION:
If you back up data using the Maintenance — Backup Data window, the data
stored in custom INFORMIX tables will be saved, but the custom table
definitions (table names, column names, data types, and so on) will not be
saved. As a result, if you lose the custom table definitions because of a disk
failure, power hit, or some other reason, you cannot restore these table
definitions using the Backup Data window. Because the custom table
definitions will be lost, you will not be able to restore the custom data that
was saved using the Backup Data window.
For this reason, it is recommended that you make your own backups of the
custom table definitions using the UNIX
lose INFORMIX table definitions and/or custom data, you can restore the
table definitions using UNIX , then restore the custom data. See the "UNIX
System/Solaris System" chapter in Avaya CMS Administration, 585-215-
515, for procedures on backing up data via the UNIX system.
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