Create a Connection

Before creating a Connection, please meet some prerequisites:

• Generate a PAT (Personal Access Token) with one of the following:
  • Azure DevOps (on the Cloud or with a local server)
  • GitHub (on the Cloud)
  • GitLab (on the Cloud or with a local server)
  • BitBucket (on the Cloud)

Create a Connection

To create a new Connection, access the Manage Connections page:

Then click on the Add Connection button:

The Add a new Connection side panel window is opened:

Fill in the following information:

1. Name: enter the Connection's name
2. Username: the username is mandatory only for a connection to Bitbucket. It needs to match the username specified in Bitbucket under Personal Bitbucket Settings > Account Settings > Bitbucket profile settings:
   
   It permits displaying the commit author's username instead of its email address when connecting to Azure DevOps, GitHub, or GitLab.
   For example, in Azure DevOps, for a commit:
   1. Without a Username filled in the Connection: the email of the commit author is displayed:
      
   2. With a Username filled in the Connection: the user name of the commit author is displayed instead of the email:
      
3. Connection Type: there are five options:
   1. Azure DevOps: with this option, you create a connection to an Azure DevOps git version control on the Cloud
   2. Azure DevOps Server: with this option, you create a connection to a local Azure DevOps Server git version control
   3. BitBucket: with this option, you create a connection to a BitBucket git version control on the Cloud
   4. GitHub: with this option, you create a connection to a GitHub git version control
   5. GitLab: with this option, you create a connection to a GitLab git version control on the Cloud
   6. GitLab self-managed: with this option, you create a connection to a local GitLab git version control
4. Connect to GIT repository: there are two options:

1. 1. PAT: with this option, you can enter the personal access token you prepared before: 
      
   2. GitHub: if you chose a GitHub Connection Type, you can connect directly to your GitHub account without using a PAT by clicking on the Sign in with GitHub button:
      
      If you are not already connected to your GitHub account, the following connection page is displayed:
      
      Enter your GitHub credentials, then click on the Sign in button: an authorization page is displayed:
      
      Click on the Authorize bigenius-x button. You are now connected to your GitHub account:
      

Then click on the Save button:

• The new Connection appears in the Connections list:
  
• A notification confirms the correct creation:
  
  

Demonstration video