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  1. Preface
  2. Informatica Developer
  3. The Model Repository
  4. Searches in Informatica Developer
  5. Connections
  6. Physical Data Objects
  7. Flat File Data Objects
  8. Logical View of Data
  9. Viewing Data
  10. Application Deployment
  11. Application Patch Deployment
  12. Application Patch Deployment Example
  13. Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
  14. Object Import and Export
  15. Appendix A: Data Type Reference
  16. Appendix B: Keyboard Shortcuts
  17. Appendix C: Connection Properties

Developer Tool Guide

Developer Tool Guide

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Connection Explorer View

Connection Explorer View

Use the
Connection Explorer
 view to view relational database connections and to create relational data objects.
The following figure shows the
Connection Explorer
 view in the Developer tool:
The Connection Explorer view displays only the connections that you add to the Connection Explorer view. It also contains buttons to create a relational database connection and to select the connections that you want to appear.
You can complete the following tasks in the
Connection Explorer
 view:
  • Add a connection to the view. Click the
    Select Connection
     button to choose one or more connections to add to the
    Connection Explorer
     view.
  • Connect to a relational database. Right-click the database and click
    Connect
    .
  • Disconnect from a relational database. Right-click the database and click
    Disconnect
    .
  • Create a relational data object. After you connect to a relational database, expand the database to view tables. Right-click a table, and click
    Add to Project
     to open the
    New Relational Data Object
     dialog box.
  • Refresh a connection. Right-click a connection and click
    Refresh
    .
  • Show only the default schema. Right-click a connection and click
    Show Default Schema Only
    . Default is enabled.
  • Delete a connection from the
    Connection Explorer
     view. The connection remains in the Model repository. Right-click a connection and click
    Delete
    .
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