Distributed Index Handler 26.1
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# DRECREATEDBASE

Allows you to create a new database in the Content component (for example, to store documents that related to one particular subject or to store documents that are relevant to a particular user group).

## Example

    http://12.3.4.56:9071/DRECREATEDBASE?DREDbName=Sport&Internal=TRUE&ReadOnly=TRUE

This action creates an internal, read-only `Sport` database in Content.

## Required Parameters

The following action parameters are required.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
DREDbName | The database to create.

## Optional Parameters

This action accepts the following optional parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
Internal | Whether the new database is internal
ReadOnly | Whether the new database is read-only.
Database Configuration Parameters | Any other database configuration parameters.

This index action accepts the following standard index action parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
IgnoreMaxPendingItems | Whether to ignore the IndexQueueMaxPendingItems limit for this index action.
IndexUID | An identification code for any document tracking events.
NoArchive | Turn off configured archiving for the index action.
Priority | The priority for the index job.

## Comments

When you specify Internal and ReadOnly, they are added to the configuration file for the new database. For example, the section created in the configuration file for the above example is:

    [Database2]
    Name=sport
    Internal=TRUE
    ReadOnly=TRUE

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Distributed Index Handler 26.1

Topic Title: DRECREATEDBASE