After You Install
- Last Updated: January 23, 2026
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- OpenEdge
- Version 12.8
- Documentation
After the installation program is finished, complete the following tasks to begin using OpenEdge:
- Create a database.
See Create and Delete Databases in Manage the OpenEdge Database.
- Start the database.
See Start Up and Shut Down in Manage the OpenEdge Database.
- Create a Progress Application Server (PAS) for OpenEdge instance.
- If you installed Progress Development Application Server for OpenEdge, a PAS for OpenEdge instance is already created.
- If you installed Progress Production
Application Server for OpenEdge, you must create a PAS for OpenEdge
instance.
See Create a PAS for OpenEdge instance in Manage Progress Application Server (PAS) for OpenEdge with OpenEdge Management.
- Start PAS for OpenEdge.
See Start or stop a PAS for OpenEdge instance in Manage Progress Application Server (PAS) for OpenEdge with OpenEdge Management.