MarkLogic 9 Product Documentationadmin.databaseCreate
admin.databaseCreate( config as element(configuration), database-name as String, security-db as (Number|String), schema-db as (Number|String)? ) as element(configuration)
Summary
This function creates a new database specification.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| config | A configuration specification, typically as returned from one of the Admin module functions. |
| database-name | The name the database to create. The name must not be used by any other database in the cluster. |
| security-db |
The ID of the security database (for example,
xdmp:database("Security") used by
this database.
|
| schema-db |
The ID of the schemas database (for example,
xdmp:database("Schemas") used by
this database.
|
Required Privileges
http://marklogic.com/xdmp/privileges/admin/databaseExample
const admin = require('/MarkLogic/admin.xqy');
var config = admin.getConfiguration()
admin.databaseCreate(config, "myNewDatabase",
xdmp.database("Security"), xdmp.database("Schemas"))
//returns the new configuration element -- use admin.saveConfiguration
//to save the changes to the configuration or pass the configuration
//to other Admin API functions to make other changes.