How to setup a ToonBoom Harmony 9.

2 Database
After you have installed ToonBoom Harmony 9.2, you need to setup your databse to be able to use some of
the tools that require it, namely the Scan, Paint, and Xsheet modules. If you do not have a databse setup, you
will not be able to open these tools.
In this demonstration you will see how to setup a databse for ToonBoom Harmony 9.2.

A. Preparation tasks

Before you start setting up the databse, ensure that you have the following shortcuts already setup.
Tools
Configuration Wizard
"*:\Program Files\Toon Boom Animation\Harmony 9.2\nt\bin\usa_nt_wiz.exe"
Control Panel
"*:\Program Files\Toon Boom Animation\Harmony 9.2\nt\bin\Toon Boom Harmony.cpl"
Configuration Editor
"*:\Program Files\Toon Boom Animation\Harmony 9.2\nt\bin\ConfigEditor.exe"
Applications
Stage
"*:\Program Files\Toon Boom Animation\Harmony 9.2\nt\bin\wstart.exe" Stage.exe
Paint

"*:\Program Files\Toon Boom Animation\Harmony 9.2\nt\bin\wstart.exe" Stage.exe -paint

Scan
"*:\Program Files\Toon Boom Animation\Harmony 9.2\nt\bin\wstart.exe" Scan.exe
Play
"*:\Program Files\Toon Boom Animation\Harmony 9.2\nt\bin\wstart.exe" Play.exe
XSheet
"*:\Program Files\Toon Boom Animation\Harmony 9.2\nt\bin\wstart.exe" Stage.exe -xsheet
Control Center
"*:\Program Files\Toon Boom Animation\Harmony 9.2\nt\bin\wstart.exe" Controlcenter.exe
[*: stand for the installation drive]

Open the Configuration Wizard by double clicking on the Icon that you have setup in step.1. Alternatively
you can open the Configuration Wizard by double clicking on the usa_nt_wiz.exe file that is located in the
'..\Toon Boom Animation\Harmony 9.2\nt\bin\' folder. This will open up the Toon Boom Harmony
Configuration Wizard as shown in the image above.

B. Open Configuration Wizard

Now click on the setup button (highlighted above in the image). The Toon Boom Harmony: Database
Creation page opens (image below)

C. Create the database

This page is to specify what type of database setup will be done on this system.You can either specify a client
or server type. A Client type is used to connectto a remote database. A Server/Standalone type creates a
local database on this system
1. Select the Server/Standalone radio button
2. Click Next >
This will bring up the following Warning Dialog.

Click OK
This will bring up the Toon Boom Harmony: Database Location page

D. Set the Database Location

This page is to specifiy on which local drive a new EMPTY Toon Boom Harmony database will be created.
The Toon Boom Harmony database directory usa_db is always created in the root of the specified disk. The
usa_db database directory is shared under the name usa_db.
1. Select the drive on which you want the database to be created.
Note: As a rule of thumb, select the drive on which you have a lot of space.
2. In the username, and password fields (What is the userName?, What is the User Password?), type in the
Administrator Username and Password that you use to log-in to your current machine.
Note: This is the Windows Administrator Username/Password. This will allow you as an administrator to
create the database and subsequently install the server as a service that will automatically start when you start
windows.
3. Click Next>
This will open the Toon Boom Harmony: Scene Data Location page.

E. Set the Scene Data Location

This page is to specifiy on which local drives the Toon Boom Harmony scene data directories will be located
and shared on the network. The user must specify at least one drive with a valid name. For each, the directory
and share will be created with the specified name.
1. In the highlighted filesystem section, you will see that FileSystem000 is already created for you. So you
need not do anything here. Leave it as is.
Note: if you want a number of filesystems, you can use the Add button to create more filesystems. But if you
do not know how to use these, I suggest you leave this setting as is.
2. The Share field allows you to define a folder that will be shared on the network. This is where every user
on the network who connects to the Harmony Databse will get its files fromand save its files into. You can
leave the share name as usadata000 if you wish.
3. In the Host Computer field, your computer name should already be populated. Ensure that it is correct.
4. In the User Name and Password fields, provide the Windows Administrator Username/Password that
you provided in the previous step
5. Click Next >
Thsi will bring up the Toon Boom Harmony: Review page

F. Review your settings

1. Toon Boom Harmony: Review page, review the settings that you have provided to ensure that they are
correct.
2. Click Finish.
This will bring up a message box mentioning that the database has been created Successfully. Now yo are
ready to run all the programs that would not run in standalone mode.
If you get a message that the database creation failed, that could mean
a. You do not have administrative rights on the system on which you are creating the database, or
b. You have provided incorrect username/password in the previous steps
Go back and try again and ensure that the above 2 points are taken care of.

G. Ensure that the database server is setup correctly

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Open control panel by using the control panel shortcut (See the preparation tasks at the start of this
document)
Ensure the following
1. The username field shows the Windows Administrative Password (in the format .\password) that you
have provided in previous steps and is correct.
2. The Install button is iinactive and the Remove button is active. This means that the Database Server has
been installed as a service correctly.
3. The Start button is inactive and the Stop button is active. This means that the Database Service has already
started
You can also do the following to ensure that Database Service is Installed and has started.

H. Ensure that Database Service is Installed and has started.

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1. Open the Services Window from control panel > Administrative tools

2. Check to see that the HarmonyStarter0-tbdserver service has started

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3. Now you can open the Configuration Editor (See preparation Tasks at the start of this document to find
the shortcut) to verify the server settings.

I. Open Control Center

Open Control Center. You will be Presented with the following Database Login dialog

1. Ensure that usabatch is filled in the User Name field

2. Click Login
This will bring up the Control Center application as shown below

Now you need to create the Environment, Job, and Scene in that order to start using the database.
Please read the Harmony Server User Guide to see how to do this.
Have fun and enjoy your Database Enabled Toon Boom Harmony v9.2