# Quick Tip: Using the Connection Manager

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**Category:** GAGEtrak Pro/Lite\
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**Created:** [December 23, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.cybermetrics.com/t/quick-tip-using-the-connection-manager/65 "2025-12-23T15:25:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.cybermetrics.com/t/quick-tip-using-the-connection-manager/65/1 "2025-12-23T15:25:41Z")

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The Connection Manager is a powerful tool used in GAGEtrak for pointing out your application to a database. This tool can save multiple connections for you to browse through quickly rather than have to point the application out to a database every time. Below will be some steps for how to point out a database to the application.

1. **Open the GAGEtrak Connection Manager**
  - Open the **Windows Start Menu**.

  - Navigate to the **GAGEtrak** folder.

  - Launch the **Connection Manager** application.

2. **Create a New Connection**
  - In the **Connection Name** field, enter a descriptive name for the connection.

  - This name is for reference only and helps distinguish between multiple database connections.

3. **Select the Data Source Type**
  - From the **Select Your Data Source Type** dropdown, choose the database type you want to connect to.

  - **SQLite** is the standard and most commonly used database type.

  - If selecting **Microsoft SQL Server** , you will need the following information:

4. **Specify the Database Location**
  - For **SQLite** :

  - For **Microsoft SQL Server** :

5. **Test the Connection**
  - Click **Test Connection** to verify that GAGEtrak can successfully access the selected database.

  - If the test fails, confirm that the database path, server name, and authentication details are correct.

6. **Save the Connection**
  - Click **Save** to store the connection information.

  - The saved connection will be available for selection the next time you open GAGEtrak.

7. **Save and Connect**
  - Click **Save and Connect** to save the connection and immediately set it as the active database.

  - When GAGEtrak is launched again, it will automatically open using the most recently saved database connection