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# Introduction to the Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control

The Web-based Database Control serves as the primary tool for managing your Oracle database and sets a new standard in ease-of-use. It is installed with the database.

The following topics introduce you to the Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control:

- Database Management Features

- Online Help

- Navigational Features

## Database Management Features

From the Oracle Enterprise Manager, you can perform administrative tasks such as creating schema objects (tablespaces, tables, and indexes), managing user security, backing up and recovering your database, and importing and exporting data. You can also view performance and status information about your database.

## Online Help

You can access context sensitive online Help by clicking Help displayed on every page. On any help page, click View Contents for links to all help topics. A search facility enables you to search the contents of Help.

## Navigational Features

Navigational features of Oracle Enterprise Manager include the following:

- Property pages on each home page help you organize management tasks into distinct categories; for example, click Maintenance to perform tasks associated with backing up and maintaining your data.

  Figure 3-1 Database Home Page Navigational Property Pages

  Description of "Figure 3-1 Database Home Page Navigational Property Pages"

- Drill down links that provide increasing levels of detail.

  Figure 3-2 Database Home Page Drill Down Links

  Description of "Figure 3-2 Database Home Page Drill Down Links"

  Clicking a link shown in Figure 3-2 provides additional levels of detail about the database host name or listener.

- Suggested related links for more information.

  Figure 3-3 Database Home Page Related Links

  Description of "Figure 3-3 Database Home Page Related Links"