Click the connection profile that you want to modify.
On theConnection profile detailspage, clickEDIT.
Modify the connection settings, secret or password, encryption type, or connectivity method for the connection profile.
After making your changes, clickSAVE.
After creating and viewing high-level and detailed information about connection profiles for a source database and a destination, and making any necessary changes to the profiles, you can use them tocreate a stream.
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