You can store common database connection information, called connection
configurations, in a database or configuration repository,
so that team members can easily access and reuse the connection information.
When you use connection configurations to connect to a database, the properties
for the connection are pre-filled, so that the process of creating a connection
is greatly simplified.
Teams can use a common database as a configuration repository to
centrally specify the databases that are available and the connection parameters
that are required to connect to them. Because the configuration repository
contains the most up to date connection properties, teams can ensure that
the correct set of properties are being used.
In a typical scenario, you create and use common connections by completing
the following steps:
- Set up a database to serve as a configuration repository.
- Create connection configurations from existing database connections and
organize them as needed.
- Use the saved connection information to connect to databases.