Copying and Attaching Estimate Databases to SQL Server

Use the following step-by-step to copy Estimate Databases.

Step by Step — Copy Estimate Database folder

  1. Log in to the InEight Estimate Server as an Administrator that has Write permissions on the following path \\(SQL Server)\Jobs Folder.

  2. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to C:\Program Files\InEight\InEight Estimate\Jobs.

  3. Copy the following databases to the SQL Server path \\(SQL Server)\Jobs Folder:

    • BidMaster_data.mdf

    • HDLibrary

    • Training Job folder

Use the following step-by-step to attach Estimate Databases to SQL Server.

Step by Step — Attach Estimate Database folder to SQL Server

  1. Go to the SQL Server and open SQL Management Studio.

  2. Login as an Administrator.

  3. Right-click on Databases and select Attach.

  4. Click Add.

  5. Go to the shared drive where you copied the database files to and select BidMaster_Data.mdf.

  6. Click OK to continue.

  7. Click OK again to continue.

  8. A dialog box appears asking if you are certain that you have added all the necessary full-text catalogs, click OK.

  9. There are two more databases that need to be attached:

    • HDLibrary_data.mdf

    • Training Job.mdf.

    Repeat the previous steps to attach those two databases.