Connections Page

Through the Connections page, you can add new connections or modify the connections that you have already created. From the left nav bar, click the Connections icon.

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 Dialog.

Top Bar

• 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.

Connection context menu

• Share: For connections that you own, you can modify the sharing status of them. See Share Connection Dialog.
• 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.
  • See Create 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.

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 Dialog.
• 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 Dialog.

• Delete: Delete the connection. 
  
  

  Deleting a connection cannot be undone.