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title: "Database Configuration (old)"
canonical: "https://support.soutron.net/space/HG/3278081/Database%20Configuration%20(old)"
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Database configuration is the core of the application: this is where fields are defined, along with validation lists, content types and record types.

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> ❌ This section only applies to versions 4.1.4 and older. See the new [Database Management](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3279866) from 4.1.5 onwards.


If you are setting up an application from scratch, it is recommended that you follow through the definition tasks in the following order:

1. [Validation lists](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3279258)
2. [Fields](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3278311)
3. [Field Groups](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3279270)
4. [Content Types](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3278549)
5. [Record Type Templates](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3279180)
6. [Fields Localization](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3278306)
7. [Validation Templates](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3279263)