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NOTE: Access to the Connections page in the application and privileges on connections is governed by roles in your workspace. For more information, please contact your workspace administrator.
Figure: Connections page
Actions
Create: Click Create Connection to create a new connection. See Create Connection Window.
Filter: In separate tabs, you can review connections that you own, that are shared with you, or all connections to which you have access.
Search: Search connections by name.
Review details: Select a connection or click the icon to review details through the right-side panel.
Key Fields
Name: Display name for the connection.
NOTE: If the connection has been shared, you can review whether its credentials have also been shared.
Type: The type of connection.
NOTE: After you create a connection, you cannot modify its type.
For more information, see Connection Types.
Shared: Review the sharing status of the connection:
Global- connection has been shared with all users of the workspace.NOTE: To make a global connection private, you must delete the connection and recreate it.
X Users:- If this value is 1, the connection is private.
If this value is greater than 1, the connection has been shared.
Click the link in this column to review sharing status. See Share Connection Window.
- If this value is 1, the connection is private.
Context menu actions
View Details: Open the details of the connection in the side panel. See below.
Edit: If you own the connection, you can review and modify the connection.
- If the connection has been shared with you, you can edit it to modify the credentials.
- Administrators can edit public connections.
Share: For connections that you own, you can modify the sharing status of them. See Share Connection Window.
Delete: Delete the connection.
NOTE: This option is only available to the connection owner if the connection is not used for any datasets.
Connection Details Panel
When a connection is selected, you can review its details and make modifications as needed through the panel on the right.
Figure: Connection Details panel
Key Fields
Shared: Number of users sharing the connection. If a link is present, click it to modify sharing of the connection. See Share Connection Window.
Server Information: For server-based connections, you can review the connection properties.
Actions
Edit Connection: If you own the connection, you can review and modify the connection.
- If the connection has been shared with you, connection properties are read-only.
- See Create Connection Window.
Share:You can share connections that you own or that are shared with you. See Share Connection Window.
Delete: Delete the connection.
Deleting a connection cannot be undone.
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