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Create a connection

Before you configure the Oracle SQL Loader catalog source, create a connection object in Administrator.
    1In Administrator, select Connections.
    2Click Add Connection.
    3Search for and select Oracle and then click Next.
    4Enter the following connection details:
    Property
    Description
    Connection Name
    Name of the connection.
    Each connection name must be unique within the organization. Connection names can contain alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following special characters: _ . + -,
    Maximum length is 255 characters.
    Description
    Description of the connection. Maximum length is 4000 characters.
    Use Secret Vault
    Stores sensitive credentials for this connection in the secrets manager that is configured for your organization.
    This property appears only if secrets manager is set up for your organization.
    When you enable the secret vault in the connection, you can select which credentials that the Secure Agent retrieves from the secrets manager. If you don't enable this option, the credentials are stored in the repository or on a local Secure Agent, depending on how your organization is configured.
    Note:
    If you’re using this connection to apply data access policies through pushdown or proxy services, you cannot use the Secret Vault configuration option.
    For information about how to configure and use a secrets manager, see Secrets manager configuration.
    Runtime Environment
    The name of the runtime environment where you want to run the tasks.
    Select a Secure Agent, Hosted Agent, or serverless runtime environment.
    Oracle Subtype
    The Oracle connection subtype that you can use to connect to Oracle on-premises or Oracle Autonomous Database.
    Select one of the following options:
    • - Oracle ADB. Connects to Oracle Autonomous Database.
    • - Oracle On-premise. Connects to Oracle on-premises.
    5Select Oracle Database Authentication as the Authentication Mode.
    6Enter properties specific to the Oracle connection:
    Property
    Description
    User Name
    User name for the database login. The user name can't contain a semicolon.
    Password
    Password for the database login. The password can't contain a semicolon.
    Host
    Name of the machine that hosts the database server.
    Port
    Network port number used to connect to the database server.
    Default is 1521.
    Service Name
    Service name or System ID (SID) that uniquely identifies the Oracle database.
    Specify the SID in the following format to connect to Oracle databases:
    SID:<ORACLE_SID>
    Schema
    The schema name to select tables during object selection in a mapping.
    If you want to select tables from multiple schemas, leave the field blank. When left blank, all schemas you have access to are displayed and you can select tables from the available schemas.
    Code Page
    The code page of the database server.
    7Enter the Advanced Settings:
    Property
    Description
    Encryption Method
    The method that the Secure Agent uses to encrypt the data exchanged between the Secure Agent and the database server.
    Default is No Encryption.
    This property doesn't apply if you use the Hosted Agent.
    Crypto Protocol Version
    Cryptographic protocols to use when you enable SSL encryption.
    Not applicable when you use the Hosted Agent or the serverless runtime environment.
    Validate Server Certificate
    Validates the certificate that is sent by the database server. If you specify the HostNameInCertificate parameter, the Secure Agent also validates the host name in the certificate.
    Trust Store
    The location and name of the truststore file.
    For the serverless runtime environment, specify the following certificate path in the serverless agent directory:
    /home/cldagnt/SystemAgent/serverless/configurations/ssl_store/<TrustStore_filename>
    Trust Store Password
    The password to access the contents of the truststore file.
    Host Name in Certificate
    Host name of the machine that hosts the secure database.
    If you specify a host name, the Secure Agent validates the host name included in the connection with the host name in the SSL certificate.
    Key Store
    The location and the file name of the keystore.
    For the serverless runtime environment, specify the following certificate path in the serverless agent directory:
    /home/cldagnt/SystemAgent/serverless/configurations/ssl_store/<KeyStore_filename>
    Key Store Password
    The password for the keystore file required for secure communication.
    Metadata Advanced Connection Properties
    Additional properties for the JDBC driver to fetch the metadata. Enter properties in the following format:
    <parameter name>=<parameter value>
    If you enter more than one property, separate each key-value pair with a semicolon.
    For example, enter the following property to configure the connection timeout when you test a connection:
    LoginTimeout=<value_in_seconds>
    Note:
    The default connection timeout is 270 seconds.
    To connect to an Oracle database enabled for advanced security, you can specify the Oracle advanced security options for the JDBC driver.
    For example, EncryptionTypes=AES256;
    EncryptionLevel=accepted;DataIntegrityLevel=accepted;
    DataIntegrityTypes=SHA1
    Runtime Advanced Connection Properties
    Additional properties for the ODBC driver to run .
    If you specify more than one property, separate each key-value pair with a semicolon.
    For example, charset=sjis;
    readtimeout=180
    To connect to an Oracle database enabled for advanced security, you can specify the Oracle advanced security options for the ODBC driver.
    For example, EncryptionTypes=AES256;EncryptionLevel=1;
    DataIntegrityLevel=1;DataIntegrityTypes=SHA1;
    DataIntegrityTypes=SHA1
    8Click Test.
    9Click Save.