Importing database connection information

You can import database connection and filter information that has been exported to a text file.
Before you begin
Prerequisite: Before you can import database connection information, you must use the workbench to export database connection information to a text file on the local file system.
About this task

To import database connection information:

  1. In the Data Source Explorer, click Import.
  2. In the window that opens, browse to a text file containing connection profile information that was previously exported and saved on the local file system.
  3. Optional: Click Overwrite Existing Connection Profiles with Same Names. You should only select this option if there are no connections in the Data Source Explorer with the same name as connection profiles that you are importing.
  4. Click OK.
Results
The connections that you imported are displayed in the Data Source Explorer in the appropriate category folders.

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