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Connect to a Database Through a Connection Profile
To use any of the tabs other than the Connect tab, you first must connect to a database through a connection profile. For more information about creating a connection profile, see Define a Database Connection Profile.
To connect to a database
1. Start Workbench (see How to Start OpenROAD Workbench).
The Connect tab is displayed by default.
2. Click the connection profile you want to use for your database connection in the Connection Profiles portlet.
3. Click any of the other tabs, depending on what you want to do.
OpenROAD connects to the database using the information in the connection profile.
If you double-click an existing connection profile in the Default Profile, Recent Profiles, or Connection Profiles portlet of the Connect tab, the connection is established and the Develop tab automatically opens.
To set a connection profile as the default, see Set a Default Database Connection Profile.
Last modified date: 12/20/2023