# Getting started with ADABAS

**URL:** <https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/getting-started-with-adabas/171057>\
**Category:** Forum\
**Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Adabas, Adabas-on-Windows-UNIX, Adabas-Platforms\
**Created:** [May 10, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/getting-started-with-adabas/171057 "2013-05-10T02:34:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![The\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9dc877/32.png) [@The\_Immortal](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/The_Immortal)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/getting-started-with-adabas/171057/1 "2013-05-10T02:34:13Z")

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Guys, I’m wondering how to create a TABLE via Adabas DBA Workbench?  
Is it possible?

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Ralph\_Zbrog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/ralph_zbrog/32/78_2.png) [@Ralph\_Zbrog](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ralph_Zbrog)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 7:50am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/getting-started-with-adabas/171057/2 "2013-05-10T07:50:09Z")

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Adabas pre-dates the Relational Model, so we’ll use the terms field, record, and file rather than column, row, and table.

Start by selecting a database for the new file. Double-click it (or click Database → List Files) to display a file list. The menu bar is context-sensitive, so click File → New. You can enter field definitions manually in the FDT Editor window, or you can click FDT to select an existing DDM or FDT to define the fields. A Data Definition Module (DDM) is created via the Natural programming language; it’s the counterpart to Adabas’ Field Definition Table.

Once the field definitions are complete a Create File window will appear. Enter a file number and name, and click Create.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/getting-started-with-adabas/171057/3 "2013-05-10T17:12:40Z")

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Btw …

DBA Workbench → Help → Contents

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**Author:** ![johnnie\_walk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@johnnie\_walk](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/johnnie_walk)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 1:53pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/getting-started-with-adabas/171057/4 "2016-05-13T13:53:23Z")

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I don’t have that much knowledge but i think you may create

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**Author:** ![Laura\_Thompsom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Laura\_Thompsom](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Laura_Thompsom)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 6:00am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/getting-started-with-adabas/171057/5 "2018-01-27T06:00:19Z")

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Hello I am new

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/getting-started-with-adabas/171057/6 "2021-04-02T15:28:48Z")

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