# When are DB tables automatically created? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** database, ignition79\ **Created:** [August 17, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-are-db-tables-automatically-created/15089 "2017-08-17T02:03:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![tyler.bennett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@tyler.bennett](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tyler.bennett)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-are-db-tables-automatically-created/15089/4 "2018-05-11T16:24:11Z")
That does not seem to have happened for me, tables are not created despite having a valid database connection and many tags configured to push history to this database. I have posted a new topic here (link below) so as not to confuse this topic and the intent of the original poster. I would appreciate further feedback from you. > [@Database Tables not Created](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/database-tables-not-created/17998): > > I am attempting to configure tag history and database connection after doing a fair amount of development and it seems as though the database tables are not getting created despite having a valid database connection and many tags configured to use the database for history. Using: Windows Server 2016, SQL Server 2017 Express, Ignition 7.9.7 Looking at the status for the database on the Ignition gateway everything appears to be in order (valid connection) but the total throughput only shows as 0… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-are-db-tables-automatically-created/15089)._