The Edit Virtual Database Options wizard lets you change the configuration of a virtual database. With this wizard, you can:

• Change the data set by specifying different backup files
• Choose a different date and time
• Rename the virtual database or edit the description

You should edit your virtual database configuration when:

• You need to query or recover object data from a different time period
• You want to change how the virtual database is displayed in the SQL VDB Console and other third-party applications

However, you may want to consider creating a new virtual database to use along side the existing virtual database. This strategy can be useful when:

• You want to query data from the same database at two different time periods
• You need to track changes over time, such as daily values of sensitive data
• You want to copy or move objects, such as a table, from one database to another

For more information about tasks you can perform on a virtual database, see Tips and tricks .

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