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Creating a Eloqua Connection

To use Eloqua connector in data synchronization task, you must create a connection in Informatica Cloud.
Before creating an Eloqua connection in Informatica cloud, you need to enable Eloqua application to use their API to access data. See: Enabling Eloqua API for the Connector.
The following steps help you to create Eloqua connection in Informatica Cloud.
    1. In Informatica Cloud home page, click Configure.
    2. The drop-down menu appears, select Connections.
    3. The Connections page appears.
    4. Click New to create a connection.
    5. The New Connection page appears.
    6. Specify the following details.
    Connection Property
    Description
    Connection Name
    Enter a unique name for the connection.
    Description
    Provide a relevant description for the connection.
    Type
    Select Eloqua from the list.
    Secure Agent
    Select the appropriate secure agent from the list.
    Username
    Enter username provided in Enabling Eloqua API for the Connector.
    Password
    Enter password provided in Enabling Eloqua API for the Connector.
    Domain Name
    Enter relevant domain that provides access to Eloqua application.
    Feature
    Select a feature from the list of available features in Eloqua. When no feature is selected, by default “Base” is selected.
    Time Zone Offset
    Enter time zone in Eloqua System relative to GMT. Refer Understanding the Time Zone Offset.
    End-point URL
    Enter end-point URL. When you do not enter the end-point URL for Base, Form and DataCardSet, the end-point URL defaults to ‘https://secure.eloqua.com/API/1.2/Service.svc? Wsdl’.
    Campaign End-point URL
    When you select the campaign feature, enter the Eloqua API endpoint URL for Campaign feature.
    Read Batch Size
    Enter Eloqua read Batch Size. The default size is 50. The maximum Read batch size value is 200.
    Write Batch Size
    Enter Eloqua Write Batch Size. The default size is 100.
    Enable Debug Logger
    Tick the checkbox to enable logging.
    7. Click Ok to save the connection.
Note: It is recommended to test the connection before saving it. Click Test to evaluate the connection.