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Connection References - Create them for each solution or have a solution of Connection references??

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Hi guys, 
 
I can't find a definitive answer on this one. Is best practise to:
1. add new connection references to each solution
or
2. have a solution of Connection references that you use in each solution?
 
Option 1 is easy but you end up with heaps of connection references.
 
Option 2 - Eg. Solution CR contains all your connection references. Solution A contains Flow A that uses a connection reference from Solution CR. When you want to export Solution A, you'd have to ADD MISSING DEPENDENCIES. It seems to add the connection reference from Solution CR and the reference seems to exist in both solutions, is that correct? And are they the same connection reference or is only the display name the same?
 
Which is the best way forward as I'm about to spend some time cleaning up our environments and want to get it right the first time. We also plan on using pipelines to deploy all our solutions to a backup/dev environment. 
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    NQFlow 22 on at
    Connection References - Create them for each solution or have a solution of Connection references??
    Thanks guys. Will NOT create a separate solution for connection references. Have found lots of articles recommending it but needed to check if it was good to do or not. 
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    abc 123 724 on at
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    As if Connection References aren't a complete pain already, please be aware that they silently "expire", leaving all of your Flows based on it to quit executing. Did I mention that it's silent, so you just suddenly get client calling and screaming at you as to why you're such a horrible programmer?
     
    #timebomb
     
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    narayan225 2,392 on at
    Connection References - Create them for each solution or have a solution of Connection references??
    You create connection references so that you can use them inside your solution,
    If you are creating a separate solution with connection references, you will have problem when exporting the solution to a different environment.
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    FLMike 30,829 on at
    Connection References - Create them for each solution or have a solution of Connection references??
    Hi
     
    I need to add something also that you have wrong.
     
    When you go to export you would NOT being adding your Connections from the other solution.
    You would have ALREADY had to have added the connection references TO your project anyway.
     
    So all you did was create this mess

    Connection => Connection Reference => Connection Reference Reference
     
    Dont do it
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    FLMike 30,829 on at
    Connection References - Create them for each solution or have a solution of Connection references??
    HI
     
    Please don't have a solution with just Connection references, put them in your solution.
     
    I have literally never ever heard of people putting just connection references in a solution. This would cause all types of havoc.

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