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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.