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# Workspace best practices

Configuring a database can lead to issues such as centralizing everything in a single [vault](https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/concepts/basic-concepts/vaults/) or using too many [user-specific settings](https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/commands/edit/setting-overrides/?tab=windows). Here is how you can avoid these issues and create a structure that is easier to maintain.

### Optimize workspace structure

Separate the [workspace](https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/concepts/basic-concepts/workspaces/) into [vaults](https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/concepts/basic-concepts/vaults/). It is recommended that vault entries be organized into [folders](https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/concepts/basic-concepts/folders/) to allow for [inheritance](https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/concepts/intermediate-concepts/inheritance/).

### Inheritance

[Inheritance](https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/concepts/intermediate-concepts/inheritance/) means that certain properties or attributes of a higher-level entry are automatically passed down to lower-level entries that ***inherit*** from it. This reduces the need for repeated entry-specific settings.

### Credential linking

Create a [credential entry](https://docs.devolutions.net/resources/lexicon/#credential-entry) to associate with a remote connection, allowing the connection to be made without having to view or access the credentials. Credentials no longer need to be updated in multiple entries; remote connections automatically retrieve them from the linked credential entry.

1. Create a new ***credential entry*** ( for example, a ***Username and Password*** entry) and enter the information.
2. Open a ***remote connection entry*** such as an RDP entry.
3. Go to the ***properties.***
4. Open the ***Credentials drop-down menu*** and click ***Linked*** (vault).
5. Select the credential entry from the ***credentials drop-down menu***.
6. Click ***Update*** to save and close the window.
7. Open the entry.
8. The remote connection will then automatically use the credentials from the linked entry.

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMW6033_2024_3.png)


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