1. Invoke the Create PDB wizard.

   From the main window of the IT Service Vision server interface, select

   Administration -> Create PDB - Wizard

2. Specify the physical name of your test PDB.

   Type the physical name of your test PDB, without any reference to the server on which it will reside. We suggest storing your test PDB in:

   UNIX	/tmp/pdb-name
   WNT	C:\temp\pdb-name

   Where name is a unique name of your choosing (in the examples in this document, we will use a short name derived from the collector name).

   Select Next to Continue.

1. Use the IT Service Vision user interface to add the tables and variables.

   Select Select Tables. IT Service Vision displays the Select Tables window.

2. Select the table(s) based on your collector.

   From the collector list, select your collector.

   In the table list select your table(s).

   • There are special instructions for selecting tables for the following data sources:
   • For other data sources, select the tables in the Select Tables list that correspond to the data in which you are interested by matching the table description displayed to your collector vendor's description of the data. In the IT Service Vision Showroom there are examples of which tables to select for many collectors.

   Click on OK to complete selection of the tables.

   To see a list the of selected tables, choose List Selected Tables. Exit to the previous screen by selecting Close.

   Select Next to continue.

Specify the start of the week for your test PDB. The default is Sunday.

Select Next to continue.

For this setup example, select yes and then select Next to continue.

After you have selected all your PDB options, the wizard will now display a summary list to confirm your choices. Select Finish to continue.