NetworkManager not seeing a connection

is there any way to limit # of connection profiles per device to 1?

I dont understand why theres an option to create multip Connections per Device? whats the point?

if I have a physical NIC connected (device), I want a simple 1:1 configuration for this NIC, ie

MAC: 123456ABC
name: em1
ip: 192.168.1.1

NM keeps creating new connection profiles with new UUIDs every time I go into nmtui and edit a connection.

My guess is NM is designed for all kinds of machines, not just rack servers, ie laptops with wifi networks, so each time you connect to new wifi channel, thats a new Connectioin profile running on the wireless NIC, is this correct?

but these are rack servers, the requirements are totally different from other machines like laptops + iOT devices, just need a simple network config tool that is persistent on reboots