Chapter 3 Getting Started with the PowerDesigner Eclipse Plugin

Configuring connection profiles

Before you can connect to a database through a DBMS client, or JDBC, ADO.NET, OLE DB, or DirectConnect driver, you must create an appropriate connection profile.

Steps To create a connection profile:

  1. Select Database→Configure Connections to open the Configure Data Connections Window, and click the Connection Profiles tab:
  2. Click the Add Data Source tool (see Data connection tools) to open a Connection Profile Definition window:
  3. Enter the properties (see Connection profile properties) appropriate to your method of connection.
  4. Click the Test Connection button to open the Test Connection window, and click OK to test your connection.
  5. Click OK to close the profile definition, and return to the Configure Data Connections window
  6. Click Ok to return to your model

 

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