# EA Shortcut ***To create a shortcut, you must have Enterprise Architect installed and be connected to the EA repository.*** If we have managed to connect to the repository and have an open project, click on the EA icon in the upper left corner [![ea.png](https://doc.eainfoport.cz/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/scaled-1680-/ea.png)](https://doc.eainfoport.cz/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/ea.png) [![ea1.png](https://doc.eainfoport.cz/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/scaled-1680-/ea1.png)](https://doc.eainfoport.cz/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/ea1.png) Click on ***Save as Shortcut***... select the path and click OK. (we recommend saving the path to your history clipboard using ctrl+c and opening the file beforehand to see if it redirects you to the repository) [![project.png](https://doc.eainfoport.cz/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/scaled-1680-/project.png)](https://doc.eainfoport.cz/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/project.png) Now, in the EA Shortcut configuration, enter the path to the EAP file and the user with the password to the repository, if security is enabled. The generate button is optional. [![shortcut.png](https://doc.eainfoport.cz/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/scaled-1680-/shortcut.png)](https://doc.eainfoport.cz/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/shortcut.png) (If your EA database is MySQL or PostgreSQL, you use ODBC to connect to EA. You can use the blue bordered button to generate a connection string to your database).