- The region database must exist on an available database server. 
                     		  
                  
- You should know the name and location of the region's startup definition file. 
                     		  
                  
  
            	 
            Use the following procedure to add an existing region database to the Administration user Interface. 
               	 
            
 
            	 
             
               		 
               		  
               - In the 
                  			 Tree pane of the 
                  			 Micro Focus Enterprise Server for .NET, select 
                  			 Regions, and in the 
                  			 Actions pane, click 
                  			 Define Region. 
                  		  
                  The Define Region dialog box appears. 
                     		  
                   
- In the 
                  			 Database Server Instance field, select the database server to use from the list, or type your server name in the field. Click 
                  			 Next. 
                  		  
                  For example, for a SQL Server Express installation on the local machine, type 
                     				(local)\sqlexpress. 
                     			 
                   Micro Focus Enterprise Server for .NET connects to the database server and confirms the connection. The 
                     				Define Region dialog box lists the available regions on the selected database server. 
                     			 
                   
- Select the region to add. 
                  		  
                  The 
                     				Define Region dialog box displays options for the region startup file location. Valid locations are: 
                     			 
                    
                     				 
                     				  
                     - Local machine 
                        				  
                     
- Select when the startup file is located on a drive on the local machine. 
                        				  
                     
-  Startup Server machine 
                        				  
                     
- Select when the startup file is located on another network machine. You would use this option when, from your local machine,
                        you want to create and manage regions on a remote machine. 
                        				  
                     
- Cross-region database 
                        				  
                     
- Select when the startup file is in the cross-region database of the database server instance that you specified earlier. This
                        is the preferred option for a production or a scale-out environment. 
                        				  
                     
 
- Use the 
                  			 Browse button to locate and select the region startup file in the location that you specified. Click 
                  			 OK to load it. 
                  		  
               
- Click 
                  			 Finish. 
                  		  
                  The region appears under the 
                     				Regions item in the user interface.