MySQL Bugs: #37061: Parameters for stored server connections get lost

Bug #37061	Parameters for stored server connections get lost
Submitted:	29 May 2008 12:20	Modified:	12 Nov 2008 19:15
Reporter:	Bernhard Wellhoefer
Status:	Closed
Category:	MySQL Workbench	Severity:	S2 (Serious)
Version:	5.0.22	OS:	Microsoft Windows (XP SP2)
Assigned to:		Target Version:

Description:
For all items under the Database menu Workbench lets me store/configure database server
connections.

When I create and name a server connection the entered parameters are not saved. The next
time I want to reuse the connection I have to reenter the parameters again.

Moreover the documentation says at the end of chapter 17.1. "To edit an existing
connection profile, click on its name and change the values that appear in the Parameters
and Advanced tabs, then click on the 'Apply Changes' button to save your changes.". No
such 'Apply Changes' button is displayed for me.

How to repeat:
Store a connection with parameter and try to (re-)use the stored connection.

Hello Bernhard,

unfortunately it looks like it's not that intuitive (and not documented well enough
too).

- first enter all your data into the DB mask
- then klick the [+] button and nema the preset
thats the way it works.

there's in fact no "apply" button for applying changes to existing presets.
so if you want to change data of an existing preset simply enter the new/changed data and
"overwrite" the old preset by klcing [+] and use the same name.

the [-] button is for deleting a preset, the [c] button for resetting/clearing the
DB-settings-mask

i'll forward that to our docs team (by setting the report to "documenting") and will put
it on our 2improve-list for further versions.

thx for the input!

Added tooltips for controls on DBMS connection dialog.
Will go to v5.0.23

The relevant section of the main documentation was updated.

A change entry has been added to the 5.0.23 changelog:

It was not clear how a stored connection profile could be edited and the changes saved.
Tooltips have been added to the relevant buttons and the main documentation clarified.