Before you create a repository, you need a database for the repository tables. You use the database management system client to create the database. The repository database name must be unique.

After you create a database for the repository, you can use the Administrator tool to create a Repository Service to manage the repository. When you create the Repository Service, you can create the database tables for the repository. Alternatively, you can create the Repository Service without creating any database tables. You can create the repository tables later or use existing database tables for the repository. The repository name is the same as the name of the Repository Service.