DB Optimizer lets you customize your data source category scheme. A data source category has the following configurable components:

  • Category name. The name displayed as a selection when selecting a category
  • Short Name. An abbreviation shown in window components and icons 
  • Color. The color used to denote a categorized data source in the Explorer tree icons and window tabs. 

To customize your datasource categories

  1. Select Preferences Data Source, and then select the Datasource Group panel.
  2. Take one of the following actions: 
    • Create a new category by clicking Add and selecting or providing a Full name, Short name, and Color combination.
    • Edit an existing category by selecting the category, clicking Edit and modifying the name and color combination.

      The short name for a category cannot be edited. 

    • Delete an existing category by selecting the category, clicking Delete and verifying the deletion at the prompt. 


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