Pre populated databases

You can use a pre-populated database by following these steps:

1. Place a copy of the SQLite database file in the assets directory of your application, for example:

   /myapp/src/main/assets/prepop.db

2. Ensure you set the AA_DB_NAME in the manifest file, for example:

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Now when you deploy your application it will copy the prepop.db file from the assets directory to /data/data/myapp/databases storage.

Note: This will cause a duplication of the database as it will be both, packaged with the APK and copied to the storage directory.

Ensure the Database Works Properly with ActiveAndroid

To ensure the database works properly with ActiveAndroid take the following steps:

1. Setup the android_metadata table

CREATE TABLE "android_metadata" ("locale" TEXT DEFAULT 'en_US')

INSERT INTO "android_metadata" VALUES ('en_US')

2. If you have not defined the `id` column name for your models, ensure the primary keys are renamed to the default, `Id`, instead of `_id`, which is the standard for Android databases. However, if your data is to be displayed in `ListViews`, for example, it is recommended to define your primary key columns as `_id`. You can do this by simply adding a `id = "_id"` param to the `@Table` annotation on your model, like so:

    ```java
@Table(name = "Items", id = "_id")
public class Item extends Model {