1 Who should read this manual?

This manual shows the basic usage of the database of the Institute of Wood Technology and Renewable Materials. It is very likely that some needs are not addressed by the GUI functionality or by the provided views. In that case, or in case you just want to dig deeper into working with SQL databases, you can send any SQL query through the DB Admin client software or any other suitable database client application. Good resources to start with SQL are the PostgreSQL Documentation, the PostgreSQL Exercises and books related to SQL provided in the online library of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna.

For information about administrative tasks please refer to the admin manual.