What is a 'Container' in a GroupShare context?

Question

I'm trying to create a TM in GroupShare and have followed the " Creation wizard for a new translation memory ". 
 However, at the final stage the "Finish" button is greyed-out. I suspect this is because the "Container" field has been left empty. 
 I've looked around and found that our GroupShare installation doesn't yet have any containers defined, and that I can define these in the Infrastructure section. 
 But this brings about two questions: 
 
 What is a container in this context? 
 I'm unable to create a container because the "Database server" drop-down doesn't offer anything to select. 
 
 I've added a database (which I called "Default" and which I pointed towards the same DB on which GroupShare is already running), and then attempted to attach a container to this. But it tells me Cannot find configuration data for [whatever I enter in the "Database Name" field] - this is not a TM Server database/container Invalid object name 'dbo.parameters' --> Start upgrading Database Schema from TM Server 8.05 to 8.06... 
 It looks like my lack of understanding is restricting me here. Can anyone shed any light on this situation?

Walter Blaser · Accepted Answer

Andrew 
 I edited the DB name in my post. 
 When you create a container, the "Database name" is the internal name you want to give to your container (actually the SQL DB name) and not the name of the DB server. The DB server name must be entered into the last field labelled "Database Server" and must match your server name. See this example:

Walter

Walter Blaser · Answer

Andrew 
 
A container is a subdivision of a "server". As you may know, TMs are stored in a SQL database. By default, the GroupShare server only uses one SQL database, that is one physical db file to store all TMs of a server instance. Containers allow you to split your TMs into several physical SQL databases. This can be useful if you have a lot of TMs, first for performance reasons but also for backup, because in such a case every container will be a separate SQL db file and can also be backed up separately. 
 
If you are trying to add a TM on a GS server that is already configured, you should simply select the existing container in step 1 "Select location" of the TM create wizard. 
You can also see what containers and servers you have configured by going to the view "Infrastructure". 
 
Hope this helps. 
Walter

Luis Lopes · Answer

Hi Andrew, 
 
I'm sorry to hear you struggled to create a TM. I agree that the Container terminology is not the best. 
 
We are working on a new version of the Web UI and are trying to make this area of the product easier. 
 
Thanks, 
Luis

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What is a 'Container' in a GroupShare context?