About Comparing Data Sources With Database Definition Files

The tables and fields used in your database must match those found in applicable database definition files.

After comparing the data source with the Trapeze database design (*.dbd file), the system displays the differences between tables, fields, and indexes in the database with the tables, fields, and indexes in the *.dbd file.

A table, field or index may be missing in the data source or a table, field, or index may not be in the *.dbd file. After identifying the differences, the system prompts you on how to resolve them.

The *.dbd format is XML-based. DBEdit 3.3, however, recognizes the old *.dbd format and saves it in a legacy *.dbd format or in the new XML *.db-schema format.