https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Cannot-create-database-at-the-beginning-of-BluePrism/m-p/75678#M28283 You must follow the installation guide carefully. The connection details must be in place before trying to create the database, otherwise how does BP know where to create it and what it should be called? Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:23:00 GMT John__Carter 2018-03-07T17:23:00Z https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Cannot-create-database-at-the-beginning-of-BluePrism/m-p/75677#M28282 I cannot create database. I'm using Win10. Steps: 1. Select SQL Sever (Windows Authorization)  2. click Create Database 3. Click ok, then I see 'Fail to create database'   Not sure if this error is related but I can see the following error message when I start BluePrism application.  Error: You must specify a connection before Blue Prism can function Wed, 07 Mar 2018 14:22:00 GMT https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Cannot-create-database-at-the-beginning-of-BluePrism/m-p/75677#M28282 Xiao_TangQi 2018-03-07T14:22:00Z https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Cannot-create-database-at-the-beginning-of-BluePrism/m-p/75678#M28283 You must follow the installation guide carefully. The connection details must be in place before trying to create the database, otherwise how does BP know where to create it and what it should be called? Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:23:00 GMT https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Cannot-create-database-at-the-beginning-of-BluePrism/m-p/75678#M28283 John__Carter 2018-03-07T17:23:00Z https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Cannot-create-database-at-the-beginning-of-BluePrism/m-p/75679#M28284 You need to specify the Database server Sun, 11 Mar 2018 21:16:00 GMT https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Cannot-create-database-at-the-beginning-of-BluePrism/m-p/75679#M28284 MelissaSuarez_G 2018-03-11T21:16:00Z https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Cannot-create-database-at-the-beginning-of-BluePrism/m-p/75680#M28285 Thanks. What specification do you mean for the Database server. Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:44:00 GMT https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Cannot-create-database-at-the-beginning-of-BluePrism/m-p/75680#M28285 Xiao_TangQi 2018-03-13T10:44:00Z https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Cannot-create-database-at-the-beginning-of-BluePrism/m-p/75681#M28286 Thanks. What specification do you mean for the Database server. Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:44:00 GMT https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Cannot-create-database-at-the-beginning-of-BluePrism/m-p/75681#M28286 Xiao_TangQi 2018-03-13T10:44:00Z https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Cannot-create-database-at-the-beginning-of-BluePrism/m-p/75682#M28287 In the Connection Details you need to provide BP with the location of the SQL Server instance, eg \\A_Database_Server_Somewhere\SQLServer. You also need to provide the name of the database you are going to create. Tue, 13 Mar 2018 13:13:00 GMT https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Cannot-create-database-at-the-beginning-of-BluePrism/m-p/75682#M28287 John__Carter 2018-03-13T13:13:00Z