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 or nonrelational database. Right-click the database and click

Connect

.

Disconnect from a relational or nonrelational 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.

Create a nonrelational data object. After you connect to a nonrelational database, expand the database to view data maps. Right-click a data map, and click

Add to Project

to open the

New Non-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

.