Create a database connection

A database connection links MindManager to a data source (database or folder of CSV files). This allows you to browse the data source and add content to your maps.

You can connect to the following database types:

• Microsoft Access

• Microsoft Excel

• Microsoft SQL server

• MySQL server

• Comma separated Values (a folder of CSV files in which every file is treated as a table)

You can create connections to multiple databases.

Add a database connection

1. On the Insert tab, click the Databases arrow, and then click Add Database Connection.

From the Databases task pane, click Add Connection.

2. Enter the name for the connection, and choose the Type of database you are connecting to.

3. Click Select to browse to the database location (Folder, File, or Server name).

4. For Microsoft SQL or MySQL databases, you must also enter your Username and Password, and a Database name.

5. Click Test Connection to verify that MindManager can connect to the database.

If you are notified that MindManager could not connect to the database, consult connection troubleshooting.

Connections can be further configured to specify visibility of, and relations among, the data source tables and fields.

The connection information is saved on your computer, and can be exported and imported for re-use. You can manage your connections by editing, duplicating, or deleting them.