Managing repository connections

You manage your repository connections from the Repository Connections view. From this view you can edit and remove repository connections and you can connect and disconnect from a repository.

About this task

Each QMF user (with and without administrator privileges) manages their own repository connections. Repository connection information is stored in a user's home directory by operating system user ID. Each user can add, edit, and delete repository connections from their home directory.

To add, connect to, edit, or delete a repository connection:

Procedure

  1. Open the Repository Connections view. From the Server list, select the QMF Server whose repository connections you want to display, or select Local to display the repository connections that are available on your local machine. Local repository connections can be created by users or supplied to users by the administrator.

    If the QMF Server that you have selected from the Server list has one or more registered QMF Catalogs, they will be available as a separate connection in the Repository Connections view. If you establish this connection, you will be able to access QMF Catalog objects from the Repository Explorer view.

    Note: QMF Server-based repository connections will be available to you only if you have an instance of QMF Registry configured for your QMF client.
  2. To edit a repository connection's property information, complete the following steps:
    1. Right-click the repository connection that you want to edit and select Edit from the pop-up menu.

      The Edit Repository Connection wizard presents edit dialogs based on the type of connection that you selected.

    2. From these dialogs make changes to the repository connection information.

      Upon completion, the modified connection information is saved.

  3. To remove a repository connection, complete the following steps:
    1. Right-click the repository connection that you want to remove and select Remove connection from the pop-up menu.

      A message asking you to confirm the removal is issued.

    2. Click OK to remove the repository connection.
  4. To connect to a repository, right-click the repository connection in the list and select Connect from the pop-up menu.

    You are immediately connected to the repository that you selected.

  5. To disconnect from a repository, right-click the repository connection from which you want to disconnect and select Disconnect from the pop-up menu.

    You are immediately disconnected from the repository that you selected.

  6. To reconnect to the current repository using a different user ID, right-click the current repository connection and select Reconnect from the pop-up menu.

    A Logon window opens where you can specify a different user ID and password that will be used to connect to the current repository.

  7. Click OK and you are reconnected to the same repository but with a different user ID.