Please note that transferring existing enquiries is not recommended for MiDatabank Desktop users.

Transferring Existing Enquiries

Transferring enquiries to MiDatabank is often one of the first tasks that needs to be performed before MiDatabank is used operationally. Although many centres will want to import their existing enquiries, it should be noted that this is not essential - some centres opt to leave their enquiries inside their existing systems, and run this is conjunction with MiDatabank.

The transfer of enquiries from existing systems to MiDatabank involves an Access database which is used as an intermediary device. This Access database has a standard format which MiDatabank can understand, and can be thought of as a 'template' to which existing data is exported. Once this Access database is populated, the MiDatabank Administrator application is able to import the database.

The transfer of enquiries from an existing system to MiDatabank involves two
steps:

Step 1 Export enquiries to the intermediate database using a utility program
Step 2 Import the intermediate database from the MiDatabank Admin application

Step 1 - Export enquiries to the intermediate database

Converting your existing enquiries from an existing system will require a utility program. The end result of this step is the intermediary database populated with your enquiries.

Step 2 - Import the intermediate database to MiDatabank

There is a button labelled 'Import Enquiries from Database' inside the Configuration tab of MiDatabank Administration application. Clicking on this button displays the Import dialog box:

Once you have chosen the template database and specified an owner of imported enquiries, clicking on the OK button starts the importation:-