> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.camo.ag/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Connecting Operations > Record the business relationship between two separate operations—dealer, retailer, consultant, or customer—so you can see who works with whom without combining their records. Connecting operations records a relationship between two operations while keeping both records separate. Each side is labeled with its role in the relationship—**Dealer**, **Retailer**, **Consultant**, or **Customer**—so the connection reads correctly from either operation's profile. Connecting is different from **merging**. Connecting keeps two distinct businesses separate and records how they relate; merging combines multiple entities that are really the same producer into one operation. See [Merging Operations](/operations/merging-operations) if the entities belong to the same producer. ## Why connect operations? Land data tells you who farms what. Connections tell you who they do business with—the part of an account that normally lives in a rep's head or a spreadsheet. Connect a dealer to every producer they sell to. The dealer's profile becomes a roster of their customers, and each producer's profile shows who services them. Before you approach a producer, check their connections. If they're already a customer of a competing retailer, you know what you're up against. Agronomists and independent consultants drive buying decisions without owning an acre. Connect a consultant to the operations they advise to see how much acreage their recommendations touch. Highlight an operation's connections on the map to see the geographic spread of a dealer's customers or a consultant's accounts. Once a connection exists, it shows up in three places: the **Connected Operations** panel when you click an operation on the map, the **Connections** tab of the operation profile, and the **Connected Operations** highlight, which plots every connected operation on the map and zooms to fit them. ## Before you start Operation connections are a CamoAg Enterprise feature. Without Enterprise, the Connected Operations card on the operation profile prompts you to upgrade instead of listing connections. Your user needs this permission to create, edit, or delete connections. If it's turned off, you'll see "Operation connections are turned off" in place of the panel. An organization admin can enable it in user settings. You can only connect operations your organization owns. Platform operations—the ones CamoAg provides—have to be saved to your organization first, and they won't appear in the connection search until they are. ## How to connect two operations Enable the **Operation > Producers** layer and click an operation. Click **Save to Edit** to the right of the name for each operation you want to connect. On the **Operation** panel, expand **Connected Operations** and click **+ Connect Operation**. You can also do this from the **Connections** tab of the operation profile. On the left side of the modal, choose what this operation is in the relationship—for example, **Dealer**. On the right side, search by name, address, or operation ID, then click the result you want. Search covers operations saved to your organization. Choose the second operation's role—following the example above, **Customer**. Both roles are required so the connection reads correctly from either profile. Click **Connect Operations**. The connection now appears on both operations. ## Viewing and managing connections The **Connected Operations** panel on the map shows the four most recently updated connections. Click **View All** to open the **Connections** tab of the operation profile, which lists every connection with the related operation's address and role, paginated. From the operation panel, turn on the **Connected Operations** highlight. CamoAg plots each connected operation at its address and zooms to fit them all—useful for seeing how far a dealer's customer base reaches. Click any highlighted point to jump to that operation. On the **Connections** tab, click the three vertical dots (⋮) on the connection card and select **Delete Connection**, then confirm. Deleting a connection removes the relationship only—both operations stay intact, which is the main practical difference from merging. An operation can't be connected to itself, and the same pair can't be connected twice with the same roles. If you need to change how two operations relate, delete the existing connection and create it again with the roles you want. ## Related guides Combine multiple entities that belong to the same producer. Explore everything visible in an operation profile, including the Connections tab. Rename, categorize, and set the primary location for an operation. Create connections in bulk from the relationships in your CRM.