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+---
+title: Database util
+category: reference
+order: 99
+---
+
+`Database util` is a tool for managing database entries created by abapGit. You can access the tool via the tools icon in the top right corner of the abapGit home page > choose first menu item `Database util`.
+
+It's possible to edit database entries of type
+
+- `USER` and
+- `REPO`.
+
+A `USER` entry contains meta information like the favorites of an user and their repository configurations e. g. name and email address for Git. This is an example of a `USER` entry:
+
+```xml
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
+<asx:abap xmlns:asx="http://www.sap.com/abapxml" version="1.0">
+ <asx:values>
+  <USER>
+   <DEFAULT_GIT_USER>
+    <NAME/>
+    <EMAIL/>
+   </DEFAULT_GIT_USER>
+   <REPO_SHOW/>
+   <HIDE_FILES/>
+   <CHANGES_ONLY/>
+   <SHOW_ORDER_BY/>
+   <DIFF_UNIFIED/>
+   <FAVORITES>
+    <item>000000000001</item>
+    <item>000000000002</item>
+    <item>000000000003</item>
+   </FAVORITES>
+   <REPO_CONFIG>
+    <item>
+     <URL>https://[...]/file.git</URL>
+     <LOGIN>my_username</LOGIN>
+     <GIT_USER>
+      <NAME>First and Last Name</NAME>
+      <EMAIL>email@example.com</EMAIL>
+     </GIT_USER>
+     <LAST_CHANGE_SEEN/>
+    </item>
+    <item>
+     <URL>https://[...]/file.git</URL>
+     <LOGIN>my_second_user</LOGIN>
+     <GIT_USER>
+      <NAME>First and Last Name</NAME>
+      <EMAIL>email@example.com</EMAIL>
+     </GIT_USER>
+     <LAST_CHANGE_SEEN/>
+    </item>
+   </REPO_CONFIG>
+   <SETTINGS>
+    <MAX_LINES>0</MAX_LINES>
+    <ADT_JUMP_ENABLED/>
+    <SHOW_DEFAULT_REPO/>
+    <LINK_HINTS_ENABLED/>
+    <LINK_HINT_KEY/>
+    <HOTKEYS/>
+    <PARALLEL_PROC_DISABLED/>
+    <ICON_SCALING/>
+    <UI_THEME/>
+    <HIDE_SAPGUI_HINT/>
+   </SETTINGS>
+  </USER>
+ </asx:values>
+</asx:abap>
+```
+
+The `REPO` entries contain meta data like Git repository URL, branch and package information and information about files known and to be excluded. This is an example:
+
+```xml
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
+<asx:abap xmlns:asx="http://www.sap.com/abapxml" version="1.0">
+ <asx:values>
+  <REPO>
+   <URL>https://[...]/file.git</URL>
+   <BRANCH_NAME>refs/heads/my_branch</BRANCH_NAME>
+   <PACKAGE>Z_MY_PACKAGE</PACKAGE>
+   <CREATED_BY>my_user</CREATED_BY>
+   <CREATED_AT>20200418201549.200418</CREATED_AT>
+   <DESERIALIZED_BY>my_user</DESERIALIZED_BY>
+   <DESERIALIZED_AT>20200507134505.184445</DESERIALIZED_AT>
+   <OFFLINE/>
+   <LOCAL_CHECKSUMS>
+    <item>
+     <ITEM>
+      <OBJ_TYPE/>
+      <OBJ_NAME/>
+      <DEVCLASS/>
+      <INACTIVE/>
+     </ITEM>
+     <FILES>
+      <item>
+       <PATH>/</PATH>
+       <FILENAME>.abapgit.xml</FILENAME>
+       <SHA1>[...]</SHA1>
+      </item>
+     </FILES>
+    </item>
+    <item>
+     <ITEM>
+      <OBJ_TYPE>DEVC</OBJ_TYPE>
+      <OBJ_NAME>Z_MY_PACKAGE</OBJ_NAME>
+      <DEVCLASS>Z_MY_PACKAGE</DEVCLASS>
+      <INACTIVE/>
+     </ITEM>
+     <FILES>
+      <item>
+       <PATH>/src/</PATH>
+       <FILENAME>package.devc.xml</FILENAME>
+       <SHA1>[...]</SHA1>
+      </item>
+     </FILES>
+    </item>
+    <item>
+     <ITEM>
+      <OBJ_TYPE>DEVC</OBJ_TYPE>
+      <OBJ_NAME>Z_ANOTHER_PACKAGE</OBJ_NAME>
+      <DEVCLASS>Z_ANOTHER_PACKAGE</DEVCLASS>
+      <INACTIVE/>
+     </ITEM>
+     <FILES>
+      <item>
+       <PATH>/src/abaplinted_sample/</PATH>
+       <FILENAME>package.devc.xml</FILENAME>
+       <SHA1>[...]</SHA1>
+      </item>
+     </FILES>
+    </item>
+    <item>
+     <ITEM>
+      <OBJ_TYPE>PROG</OBJ_TYPE>
+      <OBJ_NAME>Z_MY_REPORT</OBJ_NAME>
+      <DEVCLASS>Z_ANOTHER_PACKAGE</DEVCLASS>
+      <INACTIVE/>
+     </ITEM>
+     <FILES>
+      <item>
+       <PATH>/src/abaplinted_sample/</PATH>
+       <FILENAME>z_my_report.prog.abap</FILENAME>
+       <SHA1>[...]</SHA1>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <PATH>/src/abaplinted_sample/</PATH>
+       <FILENAME>z_my_report.prog.xml</FILENAME>
+       <SHA1>[...]</SHA1>
+      </item>
+     </FILES>
+    </item>
+   </LOCAL_CHECKSUMS>
+   <DOT_ABAPGIT>
+    <MASTER_LANGUAGE>E</MASTER_LANGUAGE>
+    <STARTING_FOLDER>/src/</STARTING_FOLDER>
+    <FOLDER_LOGIC>PREFIX</FOLDER_LOGIC>
+    <IGNORE>
+     <item>/.gitignore</item>
+     <item>/LICENSE</item>
+     <item>/README.md</item>
+     <item>/package.json</item>
+     <item>/.travis.yml</item>
+     <item>/.gitlab-ci.yml</item>
+     <item>/abaplint.json</item>
+     <item>/azure-pipelines.yml</item>
+     <item>/src/.gitkeep</item>
+    </IGNORE>
+    <REQUIREMENTS/>
+   </DOT_ABAPGIT>
+   <HEAD_BRANCH/>
+   <LOCAL_SETTINGS>
+    <DISPLAY_NAME>My Test Repository</DISPLAY_NAME>
+    <IGNORE_SUBPACKAGES/>
+    <WRITE_PROTECTED/>
+    <ONLY_LOCAL_OBJECTS/>
+    <CODE_INSPECTOR_CHECK_VARIANT>ZMY_CHECK_VARIANT</CODE_INSPECTOR_CHECK_VARIANT>
+    <BLOCK_COMMIT>X</BLOCK_COMMIT>
+    <SERIALIZE_MASTER_LANG_ONLY/>
+   </LOCAL_SETTINGS>
+  </REPO>
+ </asx:values>
+</asx:abap>
+```
+
+If you remove a repository entry from the database util, the repository is not shown in abapGit anymore. This is useful for example if you want to remove a repository which has a non-existing package assigned and thus can't be opened and deleted normally.
+
+Be careful when you edit these entries from within abapGit. Setting invalid options there might break your abapGit.