You can combine similar connection configurations in a
configuration repository into groups. For example, you can group test
servers together, or you can group connections together by server
type. Grouping connection configurations is optional, but using groups
is useful to simplify the list of connection configurations when they
are displayed in the Data Source Explorer or in the New Connection
wizard.
Before you begin
Before you can group connection configurations,
you must:
Procedure
To group connection configurations:
- In the Data Source Explorer, right-click a configuration
repository in the Configuration Repositories folder,
and select New Group.
- In the window that opens, specify information about the
new group, and click OK.
Results
The new group is displayed as a folder under the configuration
repository in the Data Source Explorer. You can add connection configurations
to the group.