Use this tab if you want to connect with username and password credentials. Consider using the OAuth Login if you don't want to expose your credentials to the app.
Use the "Create New Connection String" button to save the current details in the .config file. These can then be quickly accessed via the Load Saved Connection String tab or the Connection dropdown in the menus.
Connect using login credentials stored in the connection strings in the FuseIT.SFDC.Explorer.config file.
Use this tab if you have an existing Salesforce session, such as a tab in a web browser, and want to connect to the same session.
Session Id
The Salesforce session id. Appears in the sid cookie and via UserInfo.getSessionId() . Often interchangeable with the OAuth 2.0 access_token.
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Use the "Apex for SessionId" button to get anonymous apex that you can run in the developer console to extract the current session id.
Connect to Salesforce via OAuth. Your username and password are never shared directly with the app. You can save the refresh token as a connection string.