This is not currently possible and there isn't any documentation as to not persist a connection or have it named something else. The properties window has no name field for items or projects, only the solution.
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We are finding that the connection name in SSMS projects are named with the creator's user name (when using Windows Auth) as part of the name. We would like a way where we can rename the connection name to something else or not have it persist at all.
The part in orange is what we need to be able to be renamed or removed. How do I go about this?
This is not currently possible and there isn't any documentation as to not persist a connection or have it named something else. The properties window has no name field for items or projects, only the solution.
Hi @David Bailey ,
Please check out this doc:
Rename Solutions and Project Items
It mentions that projects and connections cannot be renamed
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