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Configure the development environment to use Apache Derby
You can return to using the Apache Derby for the development database if you are currently using another database.
You can return to using the Apache Derby for the development database if you currently have one of the following databases configured:
- DB2 database
- Oracle database
All data in the current database base is not affected when you configure the Apache Derby database.
Procedure
- Stop Rational Application Developer.
- Start a Windows command prompt session and switch to directory WCDE_INSTALL/bin.
- Issue the command: setdbtype cloudscape.
- When the command completes, restart the WebSphere Commerce server.