To start the ADO.NET Connection Editor as an administrator

In standalone mode:

From your Windows desktop, click Start > Micro Focus Enterprise Developer.
Right-click ADO.NET Connection Editor.
On the context menu, click More > Run as administrator.

From Visual Studio:

Start Enterprise Developer as an administrator.
In Visual Studio, click View > Micro Focus SQL Tools > ADO.NET Connection Editor.

From the OpenESQL Assistant:

Start Visual Studio as an administrator.
Start the OpenESQL Assistant.
From the OpenESQL Assistant, click ADO.NET Connection Editor.