You can use the Connections window to create and manage connections.
You can also use the Connections window to define missing connections in a Toad document.
To define a missing connection
If the Connections window displays when opening a Toad document, the document contains connections that are not currently defined in your Connection/Navigation Manager.
To manage connections
Click  on the Connections toolbar.
In the Connections window, use the following toolbar buttons to manage connections:
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 | Create a new connection. When creating a connection, click Save to save details for the connection without connecting to the database. | 
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 | Create a new connection based an existing connection. When creating a connection, click Save to save details for the connection without connecting to the database. | 
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 | Connect to the selected connection. When connecting, click Cancel to abort the attempted connection. | 
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 | Disconnect from the selected connection. When disconnecting, click Cancel to abort the attempted disconnection. | 
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 | View properties for the selected connection. | 
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 | Import connections. | 
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 | Export Toad connections and saved passwords to an XML file. You can then provide this file to other users. | 
| Display connections in a hierarchical tree. | |
| Displays connections in a flat tree view. | |
| Import all connections currently defined on the DB2 client Toad is using. | |
| Open the Client Configuration Wizard to catalog DB2 connections on the DB2 client Toad is using. | |
| If you have multiple DB2 clients installed, click this button to transfer a catalog from one DB2 client to the DB2 client Toad is using (default DB2 client). See Configure DB2 Client Connections for more information. | 
Tip: Hover over an open z/OS DB2 connection to display the IBM Data Sharing member name.