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
Prerequisite: Before you can group connection configurations,
you must:
About this task
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.