Creating Connections from the Connections Tab

To create connections from the Connections tab:

  1. In Oracle SQL Developer, go to View and click Connections. This docks the Connections pane in the Oracle SQL Developer window.

  2. In the Connections pane, right-click Connections and click New Connections. Alternately, you can click add to add a new connection.

  3. In the New/Select Database Connection dialog box, enter the following for the new connection:

    • Connection Name: The name of the connection.

    • Username: The Data Miner user name. See Oracle Data Miner Installation and Administration Guide for more information about Data Miner users.

    • Password: The Data Miner user password.

    • Save Password: Select this option to save your password.

  4. In the Oracle tab, provide the following details about the Oracle Database:

    • Connection Type

    • Role

    • Hostname

    • Port

    • SID: This is the Oracle Service Identifier (SID), a name by which the Oracle Database instance is uniquely identified from other database instance.

    • Service Name: Select this option if you are connecting to a database that is installed in a cluster such as Oracle Real Application Clusters.

  5. Select one or all of the following options:

    • OS Authentication

    • Kerberos Authentication

    • Proxy Connection

  6. To connect to the database, click Connect.

  7. To save the connection, click Save.

  8. To test the connection, click Test.