The management of connections, especially in a collaborative environment is not cohesive or intuitive.
- When configuring an input tool for a server / gallery connection, hunting for the correct connection in a long list is quite frustrating. There is no search, no sort and the list of connections does not sort in any logical order by default.
SUGGEST:
- List of Server Connections is sorted Alphabetically by default
- Give the ability to search and sort
- Add additional connection metadata
- Primary Owner (add metadata element to Curator screen & surface in the connection list)
- Secondary Owner (add metadata element to Curator screen & surface in the connection list)
- Connection String (surface the server name and login name to the connections list, omitting the password)
- Rethink the concepts of RCM, Gallery Connections and the external file method of storing credentials for In-DB connections.
- Make one overarching, cohesive method of storing and sharing credentials across the platform.
- Enable Artisans to create
- Enable Artisans to share
- Retire concept of external files to store credentials, as is used with In-DB connections