Creating New Oracle Connections

Arcadia Enterprise supports Oracle data connections.

The following steps demonstrate how to create new Oracle DB data connections.

Developer Notes:
Create New Data Connection Modal Window: Oracle
Create a New Oracle Connection

  1. On the main navigation bar, click Data.

    Click DATA on main navigation bar

    The Data view appears, open on the Datasets tab.

    Main landing page of DATA

  2. In the side bar, click New Connection.

    Create New Connection

    The Create New Data Connection modal window appears.

  3. In the Create New Data Connection modal window, under Connection type, select Oracle.
  4. Under Connection name, specify the name of the new connection. Here, we use OracleConnection.

  5. Under Hostname or IP address, specify the name of your database host, or its IP address; use localhost when the data source is local.

  6. Under Port #, enter the port number. The default port # for Oracle connections is 1521.
  7. Under Database, specify the name of the target database. Here, we use my_database.

  8. Under Credentials, complete the following entries.

    • Under Username, enter the username for establishing the connection.

    • Under Password, enter the password for establishing the connection.

  9. At the bottom of the modal, click Test.

    testing connection
    Testing the New Connection

    If the connection is valid, the system returns a 'Connection Verified' message.

  10. Click Save.

    connection verified, connecting
    Connecting a Verified Connection

Result Cache Options

  • Click the Cache tab.

    Cache tab, specifying Result Cache Enable and Retention Time options
    Specifying Cache

  • Select the Result Cache option to enable periodic cache updates.

  • In the Retention Time field, specify the frequency of cache updates, in seconds.

    For example, the default value of 86400 indicates an update every 24 hours, and a value of 300 initiates a refresh every 5 minutes.

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