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Shortcuts

Shortcuts let you quickly copy all settings from one PG service to another. This is useful when you regularly overwrite a service definition — for example, pointing your production service to a staging configuration for testing, then switching it back.

Once created, shortcuts are accessible from the plugin toolbar button dropdown and from the Database menu, so you can execute them without even opening the dialog.

Creating a shortcut

  1. Open the plugin dialog and go to the Shortcuts tab.
  2. Click the + button to add a new shortcut.
  3. In the From column, select the source service from the dropdown.
  4. In the To column, select the target service from the dropdown.
  5. The Name column is auto-filled as "source → target" but can be edited to any label you prefer.

Shortcuts tab

Executing a shortcut

When you run a shortcut, all settings from the From service are copied into the To service, overwriting its existing values. You can trigger a shortcut in two ways:

  • From the toolbar button — click the dropdown arrow next to the plugin icon.
  • From the Database menu → PG service parser submenu.

If either the source or target service no longer exists in your pg_service.conf, the shortcut action will be disabled.

Removing a shortcut

Select a shortcut row and click the − button. A confirmation dialog will appear before deletion.