All information found here occurs in the Data Sources interface, accessible from the System Administration tab.

When a user is trying to configure a data source, they can select the "Oracle" option from the Data Source Type picklist. This will trigger the following interface to appear:

Create

To create an oracle data source, follow these steps:

1. Fill out the database connection fields. The Server, User Name, Password, and Shortcut parameters are required for managing a database source type. Further descriptions of these fields will be given later in the article.
2. After all parameters have a value, click the "Verify Source" button in the lower left corner of the interface to verify the connection to the specified database.
3. If the connection is valid, click the "Save Changes" button.

Here is a visual of these steps:

Field Descriptions

The fields found in the "Oracle" Data Type are described below for clarity.

• Server -- Name of the server.
• User Name -- Username for the database.
• Password -- Password used to connect to the database.
• Shortcut -- Name of the data source. This is the name that will appear in all data source picklists.