This is how you can get started. Create the database: createdb BookStore psql BookStore copy/paste this stuff in: CREATE TABLE BSAUTHOR (FNAME varchar(30), LNAME varchar(30), PID integer NOT NULL); CREATE TABLE BSBOOK (FK_AUTHOR integer, PID integer NOT NULL, TITLE varchar(30)); CREATE TABLE BSCUSTOMER (FNAME varchar(30), LNAME varchar(30), PID integer NOT NULL); CREATE TABLE BSORDER (FK_CUSTOMER integer, PID integer NOT NULL); CREATE TABLE BSORDERPOS (FK_ORDER integer, PID integer NOT NULL); CREATE SEQUENCE BSAUTHOR_SEQ; CREATE SEQUENCE BSBOOK_SEQ; CREATE SEQUENCE BSCUSTOMER_SEQ; CREATE SEQUENCE BSORDER_SEQ; CREATE SEQUENCE BSORDERPOS_SEQ; ALTER TABLE BSAUTHOR ADD PRIMARY KEY (PID); ALTER TABLE BSBOOK ADD PRIMARY KEY (PID); ALTER TABLE BSCUSTOMER ADD PRIMARY KEY (PID); ALTER TABLE BSORDER ADD PRIMARY KEY (PID); ALTER TABLE BSORDERPOS ADD PRIMARY KEY (PID); ALTER TABLE BSBOOK ADD CONSTRAINT BSBOOK_author_FK FOREIGN KEY (FK_AUTHOR) REFERENCES BSAUTHOR (PID) DEFERRABLE INITIALLY DEFERRED; ALTER TABLE BSORDER ADD CONSTRAINT BSORDER_customer_FK FOREIGN KEY (FK_CUSTOMER) REFERENCES BSCUSTOMER (PID) DEFERRABLE INITIALLY DEFERRED; %---------------------- check what we created: BookStore=# \d List of relations Schema | Name | Type | Owner --------+----------------+----------+------- public | bsauthor | table | dave public | bsauthor_seq | sequence | dave public | bsbook | table | dave public | bsbook_seq | sequence | dave public | bscustomer | table | dave public | bscustomer_seq | sequence | dave public | bsorder | table | dave public | bsorder_seq | sequence | dave public | bsorderpos | table | dave public | bsorderpos_seq | sequence | dave (10 rows) check .../pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf The machine running your program should be able to access your database. This works for me: host all all 172.16.112.1/32 password (you might have to change the IP) if needed make pgsql load the new config. adjust the connection dictionary in BookStore.eomodeld/index.eomodeld Especially these fields. You can use any text editor or the EOModelEditor. databaseServer = hostname; password = pw; userName = dave;