Creating Database Connections

You can create connections to databases and use those connections to source data in projects.

To create database connections:

1. Launch the Add a New Connection dialog using one of these actions:
   • On the Data Sources page, click Connections, then Add Connection, and then From Database.
   • In the project Data Sources pane, click the Add Data Source link, then Create a New Source, and then From Database.
   • In the project Data Elements pane, right-click anywhere in the pane and select Add Data Source, then Create a New Source, and then From Database.
2. In the Add a New Connection dialog, enter the connection name and click Database Type to view a list of supported databases. Enter the required connection information, such as Host, Port, and so on.
3. Click Save.
   You can now begin creating data sources from the connection. For more information, see Composing Data Sources from Databases.