Data Connections Node

This section covers the following topics:

How the Data Connections Node Works

The Data Connections node is a top level node in Server Explorer and provides the connections to explore databases. The Data Connections node contains one or more child Data Connection nodes that represent user connections. You can add connections from different data sources and different providers.

To perform actions on this node: right-click the node and from the menu, choose the appropriate command. To view the node's properties, select the node and/or click Properties in the node's menu.

To understand how to establish a connection, see Connection Dialog Box and Connecting to Oracle Database from Visual Studio.

Menu Options

Menu Option	Description
Refresh	Updates the Data Connections tree, including all user connections associated with this database connection.
Delete	Disabled for this node.
Add Connection	Displays the Add Connection dialog box so that you can create a new connection. If the Data Source field does not show Oracle Database (ODP.NET, Managed Driver) or (ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver), then you must select Change and select Data Source, Oracle Database and set to Managed or Unmanaged Driver.
Create New SQL Server Database	Not applicable for Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio.
Properties	Disabled for this node