We have a SQL Server instance, which dynamically runs each of the instances on different ports depending on which ones initialize first. Normally this isn't an issue because in the connection string you would just enter "[server[\instance]]". However, the external database connector REQUIRES a port to work. This should not be the case, since valid JDBC connection strings do NOT require a port for this very reason.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/jdbc/building-the-connection-url?view=sql-server-ver16
Additionally, Studio Pro already lets you not provide a port in the runtime configuration for the applications database, so this change would bring consistency to the platform. It's extremely confusing and frustrating to connect to a database in one spot and then be unable to in another spot because they are both internally setup different in the platform.