Let's Try it out
Last updated on 2026-04-03 | Edit this page
Estimated time: 30 minutes
Overview
Questions
- How would the Arches installation we will work with look like
Objectives
- Exercise populating an Arches Database.
- Interact with and modify persistent data written by peers.
Local Server
For this section, we will work on a local installation of Arches, which the instructors will share a link for.
Let’s get back to Harry, who after learning the Arches basics, is now ready to populate his own Arches installation. He has set up the database in episode 3 as follows:
Recap: This means that there are 3 different types of resources in the database, Designers, Countries and the Coins themselves. Coins store information on its Name, Design, Mintage and Photoes of the coin as well as relations to Designers and Countries.
We will first need to add the following countries to the database under the “Countries” Resource Model: - Belgium - Croatia - Latvia - Ireland
N.B. as information added to the database is persistent and shared here, we may want to allocate tasks so students do not end up adding the same resource. Feel free to add other countries into the database if all the stated countries are taken.
Task
You will find some information on these resources in a table as well as a download link for some photos below:
| Name | Design | Mint Date | Mint Quantity | Face Value | Actual Value | Designer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium 2 Euros | King Albert II and his royal monogram, the letter “A” beneath a crown | 2004 | 10000000 | 2 | 2 | Jan Alfons Keustermans | Belgium |
| Croatia 50 cents | Nikola Tesla with the Croatian checkerboard in the background. | 2023 | 30000000 | .50 | .50 cents | Ivica Družak | Croatia |
| Croatia 1 Euro | A marten with the Croatian checkerboard in the background. | 2023 | 30000000 | 1 | 1 | Stjepan Pranjković | Croatia |
| Croatia 5 cent | Nikola Tesla with the Croatian checkerboard in the background. | 2023 | 10000000 | 0.05 | 0.05 | Maja Škripelj | Croatia |
| Latvia 1 Euro | Latvian folk maide | 2014 | 10000000 | 1 | 1 | Guntars Sietiņš | Latvia |
| Irish 2 Euro | Celtic harp | 2003 | 30000000 | 2 | 2 | Jarlath Hayes | Ireland |
| Irish 1 Euro | Celtic harp | 2003 | 30000000 | 1 | 1 | Jarlath Hayes | Ireland |
| Irish 50 cents | Celtic harp | 2003 | 10000000 | .50 | .50 | Jarlath Hayes | Ireland |
| Irish 5 cents | Celtic harp | 2003 | 5000000 | .05 | .05 | Jarlath Hayes | Ireland |
| Brussels Atomium Commemerative Coin | Image of the Atomium in the center of the coin and the engraver’s initials to right with two mintmarks near the base. | 2006 | 20000 | 2 | 20 | Luc Luycx | Belgium |
And here is the download link for the photos of coins. Click to Download Photos for the coins
The task is to write these coins into the Arches database.