# Changing project's default database connection

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-projects-default-database-connection/15948>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** database\
**Created:** [November 9, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-projects-default-database-connection/15948 "2017-11-09T15:23:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Dan\_Bridgeman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dan_bridgeman/32/3610_2.png) [@Dan\_Bridgeman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dan_Bridgeman)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-projects-default-database-connection/15948/1 "2017-11-09T15:23:48Z")

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If you change a project’s default database connection, does this immediately affect open client sessions for queries that use the project default? Or do the clients need to be relaunched or updated to use the new default?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-projects-default-database-connection/15948/2 "2017-11-09T16:22:29Z")

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It takes effect when the client updates.