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Creating the Tracking database using PowerShell scripts

Outbound E-mail requires you to create a Tracking database to store tracking data.

Before you begin

An installation or upgrade of this database on a Windows machine requires Windows PowerShell 3.0 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or higher.

About this task

Procedure

  1. Open PowerShell on your system.
  2. In PowerShell, depending on your database navigate to one of the following folders on the installation media:
    • For a Microsoft SQL Server, AWS RDS-MSSQL or Microsoft Azure database, navigate to Database\MSSQL\
    • For an Oracle database, navigate to Database\Oracle\
  3. Type the following command to install a Tracking database:
    & '.\Install Audience Manager Tracking database.ps1'
  4. Follow the instructions in the PowerShell console to create the database. Repeat this procedure as needed.

Results

You have created one or more Tracking databases.

What to do next

When you create the Tracking databases, you will need to retain the database details when you come to installing and configuring tracking on the presentation server.