Creating a Data Source for Connection to an Oracle Server......

1.Open the Visual Administrator application where connection to the Oracle Server is carried out.

2.Select JDBC Connector from the menu on the left under Services.

3.Select Data Sources.

4.Select the Create New Driver or DataSource icon.

5.Choose the Main tab and populate the fields as per the table below:

Field Name Value

Application Name Any value as long as it has not been used before

Name Any value

Description Optional

Aliases Free text – this is the name to be used when configuring the change tracker

Tip: Do not give the alias the name jdbc or copy the Name above

When you click the Add Alias button, the deployer is automatically updated.

Driver Name From the dropdown list, select the Oracle JDBC driver that you deployed (see prerequisites above).

JDBC Version Select value from dropdown list

For example, 2.0 with XA support

Object Factory Actual strings for Oracle Server

For example,

oracle.jdbc.pool.OracleDataSourceFactory

DataSource Type Select value from dropdown list

For example, XADataSource

XADS Classname For example, oracle.jdbc.xa.client.OracleXADataSource

6.Select the Additional tab and populate the fields as per the table below:

Key Value

password Password to access database

url jdbc:oracle:thin:@<hostname>:<listener portnumber>:<DBMS Server>

For example,

jdbc:oracle:thin:@10.26.186.71:1521:ORA10

user Change Tracking Connection Parameter

For example, Vendor_z000

Connection Parameter is a User/Schema

SQL Engine Vendor SQL

7.Select the DB Initialization tab and enter the following statement:

Select count (*) as NumRecs from A2i_CM_History

8.Save your entries.

9.Select Execute.

If you receive a confirmation, your connection has been established.