# Using the AWS SCT Wizard
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You can create a new database migration project using the new project wizard. This wizard assists you in determining your migration target and connecting to your databases. It estimates how complex a migration might be for all supported target destinations. After you run the wizard, AWS SCT produces a summary report for the migration of your database to different target destinations. You can use this report to compare possible target destinations and choose the optimal migration path.

**To run the new project wizard**

1. Choose your source database.

   1. Start the AWS Schema Conversion Tool.

   1. On the **File** menu, choose **New project wizard**. The **Create a new database migration project** dialog box opens. 

   1. To enter the source database connection information, use the following instructions:    
[\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/SchemaConversionTool/latest/userguide/CHAP_UserInterface.Wizard.html)

   1. Choose **Next**. The **Connect to the source database** page opens.

1. Connect to your source database.

   1. Provide your connection information for the source database. The connection parameters depend on your source database engine. Make sure the user that you use for the analysis of your source database has the applicable permissions. For more information, see [Connecting to source databases with the AWS Schema Conversion Tool](CHAP_Source.md).

   1. Choose **Next**. The **Choose a schema** page opens.

1. Choose your database schema.

   1. Select the check box for the name of schemas that you want to assess and then choose the schema itself. The schema name is highlighted in blue when selected and the **Next** button is available.  
![\[Choose one database schema in the new project wizard.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/SchemaConversionTool/latest/userguide/images/new-project-wizard-choose-schema.png)

   1. If you want to assess several database schemas, then select the check boxes for all the schemas and then choose the parent node. For a successful assessment, you must choose the parent node. For example, for a source SQL Server database, choose the **Databases** node. The name of the parent node is highlighted in blue and the **Next** button is available.  
![\[Choose multiple database schemas in the new project wizard.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/SchemaConversionTool/latest/userguide/images/new-project-wizard-choose-two-schemas.png)

   1. Choose **Next**. AWS SCT analyzes your source database schemas and creates a database migration assessment report. The number of database objects in your source database schemas affects the time it takes to run the assessment. When complete, the **Run the database migration assessment** page opens.

1. Run the database migration assessment.

   1. You can review and compare the assessment reports for different migration targets or save a local copy of the assessment report files for the further analysis.

   1. Save a local copy of the database migration assessment report. Choose **Save**, then enter the path to the folder to save the files, and choose **Save**. AWS SCT saves the assessment report files to the specified folder.

   1. Choose **Next**. The **Choose a target** page opens.

1. Choose your target database.

   1. For **Target engine**, choose the target database engine that you decide to use based on the assessment report.

   1. Provide your connection information for your target database. The connection parameters that you see depend on your selected target database engine. Make sure the user specified for the target database has the required permissions. For more information about the required permissions, see the sections that describe permissions for target databases in [Connecting to source databases with the AWS Schema Conversion Tool](CHAP_Source.md) and [Permissions for Amazon Redshift as a target](CHAP_Converting.DW.md#CHAP_Converting.DW.ConfigureTarget).

   1. Choose **Finish**. AWS SCT creates your project and adds the mapping rules. For more information, see [Data type mapping](CHAP_Mapping.md).

Now you can use the AWS SCT project to convert your source database objects.