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		<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To create the database user</Title>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>Database administrator</Level1>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph class="Default">A <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000023" role="glossary"> ERP LN user</Link> must connect to a <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000019" role="glossary">database</Link> to use information from it. The ERP LN user can only access a database with the proper authorizations and rights. To give an ERP LN user these rights you must link the ERP LN user to a <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000022" role="glossary">database user</Link>.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph class="Default">You can create a database user by using <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt" role="package">Tools</GUIRef> or by using another software package. The described procedure only applies to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt" role="package">Tools</GUIRef> and does not apply to the creation of a database user by using another software package. You can only create database users) in an existing database group.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>To create a database user complete the following procedure:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Create a <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000021" role="glossary">database group</Link> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/dba/ttdba0120m000" role="session">Database Groups (ttdba0120m000)</GUIRef> session, if necessary.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Create a database user in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/dba/ttdba0115m000" role="session">Database Users (ttdba0115m000)</GUIRef> session</ListItem>
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		<Paragraph class="Default">You can link the ERP LN user and the database user in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/dba/ttdba0110m000" role="session">Links between Infor ERP Users and Database Users (ttdba0110m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
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                                 Note
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			<Paragraph class="Default">An ERP LN user can use information from several databases or database types. To connect to these databases you must link the ERP LN user to database users) in these databases.</Paragraph>
		</Note>
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                              Related topics
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		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tt/onlinemanual/000000000000001" role="manual">The Database Administrator (DBA) module</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tt/onlinemanual/000000000000002" role="manual">To create a link between the ERP LN user and the database user</Link>
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