Create/Modify a Namespace
Create/Modify a Namespace
To create a namespace, click Create New Namespace to display the New Namespace page, then do the following:
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Enter a Name for the namespace. See Rules for Namespace Names.
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You can Copy from an existing namespace, creating a duplicate of the selected namespace. In this case, all other options will be made unavailable except for the Web application check box described in step 6 below.
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Choose whether the default database for globals is local or remote.
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Select an existing database for Globals for the default Global mapping of this namespace or click Create New Database, which launches either the database wizard or the remote database wizard.
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Optionally, you can choose whether the default database for routines is local or remote, then either use the Select an existing database for Routines drop-down to choose a database for the default Routine mapping of this namespace, or click Create New Database, which launches either the database wizard or the remote database wizard.
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Select the Create a default Web application for this namespace check box if you are creating a web application that accesses this namespace.
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Optionally, you can clear the Enable namespace for interoperability productions check box. For more information, see Create an Interoperability-Enabled Namespace below.
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After entering the required information, click Save to add your namespace to the configuration.
Create an Interoperability-Enabled Namespace
When you create a namespace on an InterSystems IRIS instance, the Enable namespace for interoperability productions check box is displayed at the bottom of the New Namespace page and is automatically selected. To create a namespace that is not interoperability-enabled, clear this check box before clicking Save.
If you do not clear the check box and create an interoperability-enabled namespace, the system automatically performs additional configuration tasks for the new namespace, as follows:
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If the default globals database for this namespace is an existing database, it upgrades and recompiles some classes in that database.
Caution:If you are also using this database in other namespaces, you might consider this change undesirable. When you create a new namespace in an InterSystems IRIS instance, carefully consider whether it is appropriate for this namespace to reuse an existing database.
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It defines global mappings, routine mappings, and package mappings that make the InterSystems IRIS system classes and data available to the namespace.
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It adds nodes to the ^%SYS global.
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It creates a web application for the namespace, using the application name required by InterSystems IRIS: /csp/namespace.
Create a Foundation Namespace for Healthcare Interoperability
To create a Foundation namespace and production for healthcare interoperability, use the InterSystems IRIS for Health™ Installer Wizard or the HealthShare® HealthConnect Installer Wizard, rather than the New Namespace page. Once you have activated a Foundation namespace in the Installer Wizard, if you later need to modify an option, such as the routine database, you can use the Namespaces page.
