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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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Editing a Connection

Editing a Connection

You can edit the connection name, description, and connection properties.
  1. Click
    Window
    Preferences
    .
  2. Select the type of connection that you want to edit.
    • To select a non-web services connection, select
      Informatica
      Connections
      .
    • To select a web services connection, select
      Informatica
      Web Services
      Connections
      .
  3. Expand the domain in the
    Available Connections
     list.
  4. Select the connection in
    Available Connections
    , and click
    Edit
    .
    The
    Edit Connection
     dialog box appears.
  5. Optionally, edit the connection name and description.
    If you change a connection name, you must redeploy all applications that use the connection. You must also update all parameter files that use the connection parameter.
  6. Click
    Next
    .
  7. Optionally, edit the connection properties.
  8. Click
    Test Connection
     to verify that you entered the connection properties correctly and that you can connect to the database.
  9. Click
    OK
     to close the
    Edit Connection
     dialog box.
  10. Click
    OK
     to close the
    Preferences
     dialog box.
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