Creating a new Server Explorer connection sometimes does nothing and reverts to an existing connection

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In some instances creating a new Server Explorer connection will do nothing and revert to selecting an existing connection in the SE.

[BlackbirdSQL]

This is because the SE considers your new connection an equivalent connection. More on equivalency can be found here.

As of BlackbirdSql build 10.0.2.0 equivalency keys are configurable under the BlackbirdSql Server Tools DDEX options. So the simplest way to create a new "non-equivalent" equivalent connection would be to set the Application Name connection property as an equivalency key, then give each distinct equivalent connection it's own unique Application Name, eg. "Connection for App1", "Connection for App2". As of release 10.1.0.0, Application Name now defaults to an enabled optional equivalency key. Using Application Name as a means of distinguishing unique "non-equivalent" equivalent connections is recommended over any other connection property because BlackbirdSql recognizes it as a Weak Equivalency Key, This means that it will not have to build separate Trigger/Generator linkage tables for it if other connections already exist where they are only differentiated by Application Name.