Validate Connections

The Validate Connections option allows you to validate all the connections in the package. This validation can be performed before the package is installed or updated. This option is available in the Additional Settings pane in the Add to Package Template and/or Edit Package Template pages.

For example: If you want to install a Package that has multiple database connections, then all the database connections are validated before the package is installed.

To validate database connections

1. Select and right-click the artifact that you want to package, and then click Add to Package Template on the shortcut menu. The Select Package Template page appears.

2. Select the Package Template.

3. Select Package Template Version, Include Associated Artifacts, Include Child Artifacts, Include Security Artifacts, and Include the automatically generated SQL Script.

4. Click Next. The Add to Package Template page appears.

5. In the Configuration section, click Additional Settings.

   The Additional Settings page appears on the right pane.

6. For the Validate Database Connections property, select one of the following:

   • Yes: Select this option if all the database connections in the package must be validated before the package is installed or updated. The default value is Yes.

   • No: Select this option if all the database connections in the package need not be validated before the package is installed or updated. Select this option only when all the database connections in the package are valid.

7. Click Save Settings.

8. Click Save Template.

   The package template settings are saved.