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Example: Creating a Data Connection in Server Explorer
.NET Data Provider for Teradata > Developer's Guide > Visual Studio Integration Overview > Example: Creating a Data Connection in Server Explorer

To create a data connection to Teradata using the .NET Data Provider for Teradata, start a Microsoft Visual Studio instance. Establishing a connection may be performed without creating a project or solution in Visual Studio.

  1. In the Visual Studio menu, click View -> Server Explorer to display this pane.
  2. Either from the Tools menu item (select Connect to Database) or right click the Data Connections on the Server Explorer pane (select Add Connection) and change the Data Source by selecting the Change button on the Data Connections dialog box.
  3. Select the Teradata database from the Data Source list box. Insure that the .NET Data Provider for Teradata is selected in the Provider list box. Select the OK button to continue.
  4. A dialog box customized to a Teradata data source is displayed. Complete the server name and supply a valid User name and Password or Authentication String. Click on the Test Connection button to ensure a correctly defined data source. Upon a successful connection, select the OK button to save this data source. You may rename the connection from the Server Explorer pane.

A short description of the connection dialog follows: