You can select a connection configuration in the New Connection
wizard, so that the stored connection information is pre-filled in
the wizard.
Before you begin
Before you can use a connection configuration
to connect to a database, you must complete the following steps. In
most cases, a database administrator or team leader will complete
these steps for all team members.
Procedure
To connect to a database by using a connection configuration:
- Right-click in the Data Source Explorer, and select New
Connection from the pop-up menu. As an alternative,
you can right-click a connection configuration in the Data Source
Explorer and select Create Connection. The
New Connection wizard opens with the connection configuration selected.
- On the first page of the wizard, click Connection
Configurations and select an existing connection configuration
from the list. The properties of the connection configuration
are used to populate the other fields in the wizard.
- Modify the connection details, if needed. For
more information about each field, see Connecting to a database by using a wizard
- Optional: On the Filter page,
specify filtering options.
For best performance, you
should use filters when you are connecting to a large database.
If
you do not specify filtering options in the wizard, you can modify
them later by modifying connection properties or by specifying data object filter options. To modify
connection properties, right-click a connection in the Data Source
Explorer and select Properties.
Filtering
is not enabled by default on the wizard page. To filter your connection,
clear the Disable filter check box, then specify
filtering options either by using an expression or by selecting specific
objects to include or not include in the connection view.
- Complete all other wizard steps and click Finish.
Results
The connection is displayed in the Data Source Explorer.