diff --git a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/plugin.xml b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/plugin.xml
index c96bbdf93061cc9802ad506016d7e5f76ac551e4..63be7537f9e5446b59d6aec1e07f65d25c3767da 100644
--- a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/plugin.xml
@@ -157,8 +157,12 @@
                       </items>
                    </items>
                 </folder>
-                <folder type="" label="%tree.administer.node.name" icon="#folder_admin"
-                        description="Maintenance/Settings">
+                <folder
+                      description="Maintenance/Settings"
+                      icon="#folder_admin"
+                      label="%tree.administer.node.name"
+                      type="org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.struct.DBSObject"
+                      visibleIf="object.dataSource.UserAuthorizedForSessions">
                     <object type="org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol.model.app.ExasolServerSession"
                             label="%tree.sessions.node.name"
                             icon="#admin"
@@ -177,8 +181,7 @@
                       description="Connections"
                       icon="#folder_connections"
                       label="%tree.connections.node.name"
-                      type="org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol.model.ExasolConnection"
-                      visibleIf="object.dataSource.authorizedForConnections">
+                      type="org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol.model.ExasolConnection">
                    <items
                          icon="icons/remoteServer.gif"
                          label="%tree.connection.node.name"
diff --git a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolConnection.java b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolConnection.java
index 2ff17c4c6c7560a4d0b7528b93ef556fd2f73722..8a601a8e4e95048b34a0ac948662a9846e71d2de 100644
--- a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolConnection.java
+++ b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolConnection.java
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ package org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol.model;
 
 import org.jkiss.code.NotNull;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.DBException;
+import org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol.tools.ExasolUtils;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.DBPRefreshableObject;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.DBPSaveableObject;
+import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.DBPScriptObject;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.impl.jdbc.JDBCUtils;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.meta.Property;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.runtime.DBRProgressMonitor;
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ import java.sql.Date;
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
 
 public class ExasolConnection
-		implements DBPRefreshableObject, DBPSaveableObject {
+		implements DBPRefreshableObject, DBPSaveableObject, DBPScriptObject{
 
 	private ExasolDataSource dataSource;
 	private String connectionName;
@@ -121,4 +123,15 @@ public class ExasolConnection
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public String getObjectDefinitionText(DBRProgressMonitor monitor)
+			throws DBException
+	{
+		if (getDataSource().isAuthorizedForConnections()) {
+			return ExasolUtils.getConnectionDdl(this, monitor);
+		} else {
+			return "User needs full access to dictionary or dba privilege to generate ddl for connections";
+		}
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolCurrentUserPrivileges.java b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolCurrentUserPrivileges.java
index 9bbb3aca0e40cb5b4e45fd4dcc29f43445edad6f..48d0b10967e3d191c7c4b691a258911fceaa2530 100644
--- a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolCurrentUserPrivileges.java
+++ b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolCurrentUserPrivileges.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public class ExasolCurrentUserPrivileges {
 	private final Boolean userIsAuthorizedForObjectPrivs;
 	private final Boolean userIsAuthorizedForConnectionPrivs;
 	private final Boolean userIsAuthorizedForSystemPrivs;
+	private final Boolean userIsAuthorizedForSessions;
 	
 	private final int ExasolVersion;
 	
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ public class ExasolCurrentUserPrivileges {
 		userIsAuthorizedForObjectPrivs = ExasolCurrentUserPrivileges.verifyPriv(C_OBJECT_PRIV, session);
 		userIsAuthorizedForConnectionPrivs = ExasolCurrentUserPrivileges.verifyPriv(C_CONNECTION_PRIV, session);
 		userIsAuthorizedForSystemPrivs = ExasolCurrentUserPrivileges.verifyPriv("SELECT GRANTEE,PRIVILEGE,ADMIN_OPTION FROM SYS.EXA_DBA_SYS_PRIVS WHERE FALSE", session);
+		userIsAuthorizedForSessions = ExasolCurrentUserPrivileges.verifyPriv("SELECT * FROM SYS.EXA_DBA_SESSIONS", session);
 		
 		JDBCPreparedStatement dbStat;
 		try {
@@ -141,5 +143,10 @@ public class ExasolCurrentUserPrivileges {
 		return userIsAuthorizedForConnectionPrivs;
 	}
 	
+	public Boolean isUserAuthorizedForSessions()
+	{
+		return userIsAuthorizedForSessions;
+	}
+	
 
 }
diff --git a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolDataSource.java b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolDataSource.java
index 9a5964cf63038fcad6ef633651cab1cee894ea22..558a2553b9aa230a5f36d5b81d723f0882a6f86c 100644
--- a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolDataSource.java
+++ b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolDataSource.java
@@ -181,7 +181,10 @@ public class ExasolDataSource extends JDBCDataSource
 		
 		if (exasolCurrentUserPrivileges.getUserIsAuthorizedForConnections()) {
 			this.connectionCache = new JDBCObjectSimpleCache<>(
-					ExasolConnection.class, "SELECT * FROM EXA_DBA_CONNECTIONS ORDER BY CONNECTION_NAME");
+					ExasolConnection.class, "SELECT * FROM SYS.EXA_DBA_CONNECTIONS ORDER BY CONNECTION_NAME");
+		} else {
+			this.connectionCache = new JDBCObjectSimpleCache<>(
+					ExasolConnection.class, "SELECT * FROM SYS.EXA_SESSION_CONNECTIONS ORDER BY CONNECTION_NAME");
 		}
 		
 		if (exasolCurrentUserPrivileges.getUserIsAuthorizedForConnectionPrivs())
@@ -671,6 +674,11 @@ public class ExasolDataSource extends JDBCDataSource
 		return this.exasolCurrentUserPrivileges.getUserIsAuthorizedForRolePrivs();
 	}
 	
+	public boolean isUserAuthorizedForSessions()
+	{
+		return this.exasolCurrentUserPrivileges.isUserAuthorizedForSessions();
+	}
+	
 	public boolean isatLeastV6()
 	{
 		return this.exasolCurrentUserPrivileges.getatLeastV6();
@@ -796,5 +804,10 @@ public class ExasolDataSource extends JDBCDataSource
 	{
 		return dataTypeCache;
 	}
+    
+    public ExasolCurrentUserPrivileges getUserPriviliges()
+    {
+    	return exasolCurrentUserPrivileges;
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolStructureAssistant.java b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolStructureAssistant.java
index df80cbb69b5599748c88df7ce9638f7d8512b5c5..dc050c14ee4546d65bc86f56756020bd5304c240 100644
--- a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolStructureAssistant.java
+++ b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolStructureAssistant.java
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ public class ExasolStructureAssistant implements DBSStructureAssistant {
         if (schema != null) {
             sql = String.format(SQL_COLS_SCHEMA, ExasolUtils.quoteString(schema.getName()), ExasolUtils.quoteString(searchObjectNameMask));
         } else {
-            sql = String.format(SQL_COLS_ALL, ExasolUtils.quoteString(searchObjectNameMask));
+            // sql = String.format(SQL_COLS_ALL, ExasolUtils.quoteString(searchObjectNameMask));
+        	// search for columns is to slow in exasol
+        	return;
         }
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolTableForeignKey.java b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolTableForeignKey.java
index c74b113cf73c10894a6b7d4e66472af82e50c261..fb26b0c6f5d20e63075c00f985f4d492d3360f1d 100644
--- a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolTableForeignKey.java
+++ b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolTableForeignKey.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.jkiss.dbeaver.DBException;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol.tools.ExasolUtils;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.DBPDataSource;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.DBPEvaluationContext;
+import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.DBPScriptObject;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.DBUtils;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.impl.jdbc.JDBCUtils;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.impl.jdbc.struct.JDBCTableConstraint;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 /**
  * @author Karl
  */
-public class ExasolTableForeignKey extends JDBCTableConstraint<ExasolTable> implements DBSTableForeignKey {
+public class ExasolTableForeignKey extends JDBCTableConstraint<ExasolTable> implements DBSTableForeignKey,DBPScriptObject {
 
     private ExasolTable refTable;
 
@@ -153,5 +154,12 @@ public class ExasolTableForeignKey extends JDBCTableConstraint<ExasolTable> impl
         this.enabled = enabled;
     }
 
+	@Override
+	public String getObjectDefinitionText(DBRProgressMonitor monitor)
+			throws DBException
+	{
+		return ExasolUtils.getFKDdl(this, monitor);
+	}
+
 
 }
diff --git a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolTableUniqueKey.java b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolTableUniqueKey.java
index ff0eaa363d1ed51dd7771a27dfe14c05043e4163..b343710d2d65b6b4a4c39d8c13d204528228a742 100644
--- a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolTableUniqueKey.java
+++ b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/model/ExasolTableUniqueKey.java
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ import org.jkiss.code.NotNull;
 import org.jkiss.code.Nullable;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.DBException;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol.ExasolConstants;
+import org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol.tools.ExasolUtils;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.DBPDataSource;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.DBPEvaluationContext;
+import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.DBPScriptObject;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.DBUtils;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.impl.jdbc.JDBCUtils;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.impl.jdbc.struct.JDBCTableConstraint;
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 /**
  * @author Karl Griesser
  */
-public class ExasolTableUniqueKey extends JDBCTableConstraint<ExasolTable> implements DBSEntityReferrer {
+public class ExasolTableUniqueKey extends JDBCTableConstraint<ExasolTable> implements DBSEntityReferrer,DBPScriptObject {
 
     private String owner;
     private Boolean enabled;
@@ -134,5 +136,12 @@ public class ExasolTableUniqueKey extends JDBCTableConstraint<ExasolTable> imple
         return false;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public String getObjectDefinitionText(DBRProgressMonitor monitor)
+			throws DBException
+	{
+		return ExasolUtils.getPKDdl(this, monitor);
+	}
+
 
 }
diff --git a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/tools/ExasolUtils.java b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/tools/ExasolUtils.java
index 8d589da7c0bd4ad32c944b8a000353c51043c56c..6f2c7dc1a549843adf190227bd916c78c669e9ed 100644
--- a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/tools/ExasolUtils.java
+++ b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.exasol/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/exasol/tools/ExasolUtils.java
@@ -131,13 +131,7 @@ public class ExasolUtils {
                 //get only first as there is only 1 primary key
                 ExasolTableUniqueKey pk = null;
                 pk = pks.iterator().next();
-                ArrayList<String> columns = new ArrayList<String>();
-
-                for (DBSEntityAttributeRef c : pk.getAttributeReferences(monitor)) {
-                    columns.add("\"" + c.getAttribute().getName() + "\"");
-                }
-
-                ddlOutput.append("\nALTER TABLE \"" + exasolTable.getSchema().getName() + "\".\"" + exasolTable.getName() + "\" ADD CONSTRAINT " + pk.getName() + " PRIMARY KEY (" + CommonUtils.joinStrings(",", columns) + ") " + (pk.getEnabled() ? "ENABLE" : "") + " ;\n");
+                ddlOutput.append(getPKDdl(pk, monitor));
             }
 
             //foreign key
@@ -146,12 +140,7 @@ public class ExasolUtils {
 
                 //look keys
                 for (ExasolTableForeignKey fk : fks) {
-                    ArrayList<String> columns = new ArrayList<String>();
-                    for (DBSEntityAttributeRef c : fk.getAttributeReferences(monitor)) {
-                        columns.add("\"" + c.getAttribute().getName() + "\"");
-                    }
-
-                    ddlOutput.append("\nALTER TABLE \"" + exasolTable.getSchema().getName() + "\".\"" + exasolTable.getName() + "\" ADD CONSTRAINT " + fk.getName() + " FOREIGN KEY (" + CommonUtils.joinStrings(",", columns) + ") REFERENCES \"" + fk.getReferencedTable().getSchema().getName() + "\".\"" + fk.getReferencedTable().getName() + "\" " + (fk.getEnabled() ? "ENABLE" : "") + " ;\n");
+                    ddlOutput.append(getFKDdl(fk, monitor));
                 }
             }
 
@@ -164,6 +153,46 @@ public class ExasolUtils {
         }
 
     }
+	
+	public static String getFKDdl(ExasolTableForeignKey fk, DBRProgressMonitor monitor) throws DBException
+	{
+		ExasolTable exasolTable = fk.getTable();
+        ArrayList<String> columns = new ArrayList<String>();
+        for (DBSEntityAttributeRef c : fk.getAttributeReferences(monitor)) {
+            columns.add("\"" + c.getAttribute().getName() + "\"");
+        }
+    	String fk_enabled = " DISABLE ";
+    	
+    	if (fk.getEnabled())
+    		fk_enabled = " ENABLE ";
+
+    	return "\nALTER TABLE \"" + exasolTable.getSchema().getName() + "\".\"" + exasolTable.getName() + "\" ADD CONSTRAINT " + fk.getName() + " FOREIGN KEY (" + CommonUtils.joinStrings(",", columns) + ") REFERENCES \"" + fk.getReferencedTable().getSchema().getName() + "\".\"" + fk.getReferencedTable().getName() + "\" " + fk_enabled + " ;\n";
+		
+	}
+	
+	public static String getPKDdl(ExasolTableUniqueKey pk, DBRProgressMonitor monitor) throws DBException
+	{
+		ExasolTable exasolTable = pk.getTable();
+        ArrayList<String> columns = new ArrayList<String>();
+        for (DBSEntityAttributeRef c : pk.getAttributeReferences(monitor)) {
+            columns.add("\"" + c.getAttribute().getName() + "\"");
+        }
+        return "\nALTER TABLE \"" + exasolTable.getSchema().getName() + "\".\"" + exasolTable.getName() + "\" ADD CONSTRAINT " + pk.getName() + " PRIMARY KEY (" + CommonUtils.joinStrings(",", columns) + ") " + (pk.getEnabled() ? " ENABLE " : " DISABLE ") + " ;\n";
+	}
+	
+	public static String getConnectionDdl(ExasolConnection con, DBRProgressMonitor monitor) throws DBException
+	{
+		
+		String userInfo = "";
+		
+		if (con.getUserName() != null)
+		{
+			userInfo = " USER '" + con.getUserName() + "' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>' ";
+		}
+		
+		
+		return "CREATE CONNECTION \"" + con.getName() + "\" to '" + con.getConnectionString()  + "'" + userInfo + ";"; 
+	}
 
     private ExasolUtils() {
         // Pure utility class, no instanciation allowed