# Creating tables
First step in creating Dynamic Data for a solution is to create the tables that the solution requires. Tables are created in a solution in Jigx Builder in the *default.jigx* file located in the *database* folder. All tables are created under the default database. Follow the steps below to create tables:
Tables in Dynamic Data
1. Open an existing solution or [create a new solution](https://github.com/jigx-com/jigx-docs/blob/main/docs/building-apps-with-jigx/jigx-builder-code-editor/create-a-new-jigx-solution.md) in Jigx Builder.
2. Expand the database folder and click on the **default.jigx** file.
3. Use IntelliSense (ctrl+space) in the editor, select **tables**, and press enter.
4. Type the name of your table and provide a null value, for example, `employee: null`. Take note of the table name formats below:
* Table names must be in lowercase
* The first character must start with a letter
* The name can contain alphanumeric or symbols '-' and '\\\_'
* You can include "-" dash , "\_" underscore and digits as per the regex: "^\[a-z]\[a-z0-9\_-]{0,28}\[a-z0-9]$"
* The name cannot contain spaces
* The name cannot end with special characters
* The length must be between 2-50 characters
5. Add multiple tables by adding the table names under each other in the default.jigx file.
6. [Publish](https://github.com/jigx-com/jigx-docs/blob/main/docs/building-apps-with-jigx/jigx-builder-code-editor/publishing-a-solution.md) the solution to create the tables.
7. In [Jigx Management](/administration/management-overview.md) browse to your solution and navigate to the [Data](https://docs.jigx.com/data) menu to view your tables. Note that only the tables have been created; next, you must create the [columns and data](https://github.com/jigx-com/jigx-docs/blob/main/docs/building-apps-with-jigx/data/data-providers/dynamic-data/creating-columns-_-data-records.md).
## Considerations
* If *default.jigx* does not exist, simply use the file / new capability to add a new file called *default.jigx* and place it within a folder called databases as per the VS Code folder layout shown in the image at the top of this page.
* If you remove a table in the default.jigx file and publish the solution, the table becomes *unused* in the solution. To include the table and it's records again in the solution, simply add the table back to the default.jigx file and republish the solution.
* A table must be *unused* before you can [delete ](/building-apps-with-jigx/data/data-providers/dynamic-data/deleting-tables.md)the entire table.
## Examples and code snippets
The following examples with code snippets are provided:
* [Creating Dynamic Data](https://docs.jigx.com/examples/readme/data-providers/dynamic-data/creating-dynamic-data)
* [Reading Dynamic Data](https://docs.jigx.com/examples/readme/data-providers/dynamic-data/reading-dynamic-data)
* [Updating Dynamic Data](https://docs.jigx.com/examples/readme/data-providers/dynamic-data/updating-dynamic-data)
* [Deleting Dynamic Data](https://docs.jigx.com/examples/readme/data-providers/dynamic-data/deleting-dynamic-data) (deletes records in the Dynamic Data table)
## See also
[Creating columns & data records](https://github.com/jigx-com/jigx-docs/blob/main/docs/building-apps-with-jigx/data/data-providers/dynamic-data/creating-columns-_-data-records.md)
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