Creating a connection configuration from an existing database connection

You can create a connection configuration from an existing database connection and store it in a configuration repository so that other team members can reuse the properties of the connection.
Before you begin
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In addition to this method, you can also copy a database connection from the Database Connections folder to a configuration repository or group in the Configuration Repositories folder to create a connection configuration.

To create a connection configuration from an existing database connection:

  1. In the Data Source Explorer, right-click an existing connection, and select Create Connection Configuration.
  2. In the window that opens, browse to the configuration repository and group in which you want to store the connection configuration, and specify a name for the connection configuration.
  3. Click OK.
Results
The new connection configuration is displayed in the Data Source Explorer in the Configuration Repositories folder, under the configuration repository in which you selected to store the connection configuration.

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