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# Creating Configurations With Manager

Welcome. The first step on your exciting **Statelake** journey starts here.

Access into **Statelake** is via **Manager** - the top-level, umbrella executable application that enables you to create new configuration databases; access existing configuration databases; open and run **Statelake Designer**, and **Statelake Monitor**.

An important concept in **Statelake** is a **Configuration Database**, or **Configuration** for short. A **Statelake Configuration** is a set of **Statelake** components such as **Connections**, **Definitions**, **Maps**, and **Actions**, which have been created via the **Designer** module, and which describe the data sources and destinations, mapping rules, and other aspects of the processes.

Each **Designer** session opens one configuration only, but multiple sessions can be open at any one time accessing the same **Configuration**.

Each collection of data is held in its own database - the **Configuration Database**.

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However - it is important to note that a **Configuration Database** should be linked only **ONCE** across all of the Configurations. If a Configuration Database is accessed more than once, then it can interfere with the **Statelake Service** for the running of **Actions**.
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A **Configuration** usually starts out empty and then grows as components are created from scratch, or imported from other **Configurations**.

Existing configurations built in 32-bit **Flow**, can be pulled into **Statelake** through the use of the **Statelake Migration Tool**. This tool converts migrates 32-bit **Flow** configurations into the format required to enable them to be accessed, maintained and run on 64-bit **Statelake**. Once migrated, the existing 32-bit **Flow** configurations remain, and new 64-bit **Statelake** configurations are created.

But be aware that migration is one-way only. Any changes then made to those 64-bit **Statelake** configurations can not be de-migrated back into their 32-bit **Flow** versions.

New configurations start with their creation through **Statelake Manager**.

## Running Manager

After the successful installation of **Statelake**, the **Manager** executable **Manager.exe** can be found in the sub-directory **C:\Program Files\Flow Software\Statelake**. If it is not already on the desktop as an icon, locate the file on disk and double-click on the application to run.

The **Manager** home screen window will open. you will see that it is split into 2 distinct parts. On the left side are the selection bars for **Home** and **Config Databases**, and in the right panel the options for each selection are shown.

When **Home** is selected, **Designer** or **Monitor** are the two available options. These are executable applications in their own right.

When **Config Databases** is selected, a **New Config DB** button will be displayed at the top of the panel. Any configurations that have already been set-up, migrated, or restored will be displayed below this button in the body of the panel.

For a brand new **Statelake** installation, where there are currently no configurations, this panel will be empty.

To exit **Manager**, click the **X** on the right of the title bar in the upper right-hand corner of the window.