Create a Synergy Connection

The first time when you open a Synergy Repository View, you will see the following message:

A Synergy Connection is used by the integration to connect to the corresponding Synergy database. To add a new Connection, you can use either the context menu or the toolbar button.

1.       Click the toolbar button Create New Synergy Connection  
 or click the context menu New Connection.

2.       The New Synergy Connection dialog box will appear. Enter the path where Synergy is installed on your computer and click Next.

3.       Specify the Connection Name and other information.

 

Click Connect.

4.       If the password field is blank, enter your password in the following dialog box and click Start.

5.       Your connection will be added to the Synergy Repository View.

 

Notes:

1.       The name of the Synergy Connection is used by the integration to refer to the corresponding Synergy database. The Synergy Connection name cannot be changed.

2.       If you choose to save the password, your password will be encrypted and saved.

3.       The Engine Host can by dynamically configured with an environment variable. The key stored within this variable will be reloaded upon startup. The steps for setting the environment variable and using it as a parameter are as follows:

For Windows

1.       Open System in Control Panel.

2.       On the Advanced tab, click Environment Variables, then click the name of the user variable or system variable you want to change, as follows. Click:

                - New to add a new variable name and value.

                - Edit to change a current variable name and value.

                - Delete to remove a variable name and value.

3. In the Synergy Connection dialog, enter %MY_ENV_VAR% and click OK.

 

For Linux

1.       For bash, ksh, and sh:  export MY_ENV_VAR=value

   For csh:  setenv MY_ENV_VAR value

2.       In the Synergy Connection dialog, enter $MY_ENV_VAR in the Engine Host field and click OK.