def initializeDB(self, metadata, engine):

		taskInfos = TaskInfo.dbDesign(metadata)
		inputFiles = InputFile.dbDesign(metadata)
		outputFiles = OutputFile.dbDesign(metadata)
		arguments = Argument.dbDesign(metadata)
		gridTasks = GridTask.dbDesign(metadata)
		hosts = Host.dbDesign(metadata)
		taskGroups = TaskGroup.dbDesign(metadata)

		metadata.create_all(engine)
    mySessionClass = sessionmaker(bind=engine)
    mySession = mySessionClass()


    metadata = MetaData()

    taskInfos = TaskInfo.dbDesign(metadata)

    inputFiles = InputFile.dbDesign(metadata)

    outputFiles = OutputFile.dbDesign(metadata)

    arguments = Argument.dbDesign(metadata)

    gridTasks = GridTask.dbDesign(metadata)

    taskGroups = TaskGroup.dbDesign(metadata)

    metadata.create_all(engine)


    #create task group
    taskGroup = TaskGroup.TaskGroup(indexFile, postProcessScript)
    mySession.add(taskGroup)
    mySession.commit()

    print("LOADING TASK GROUP: " + indexFile)
    for xmlFile in open(indexFile, 'r'):
        xmlFile = xmlFile.strip()
        auxTask = GridTask.GridTask()