Connecting to Oracle

Database Cloud Service

from Informatica
Developer or PowerCenter

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Abstract
You can configure an Oracle connection to connect to Oracle Database Cloud Service from Informatica® Developer or
PowerCenter®. This article describes how to configure connectivity to Oracle Database Cloud Service.

Supported Versions
• Informatica Developer 10.2 HotFix 1
• PowerCenter 10.2 HotFix 1

Table of Contents
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Configure the ODBC Data Source on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Configuring the Oracle Client for Oracle Database Cloud Service to Read or Write Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Configuring SQLNET.ORA and TNSNAMES.ORA Files with Wallet Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Verifying Connectivity from Oracle Client to Oracle Database Cloud Service with SQL *Plus. . . . . . . . . . . 7
Creating an Oracle Connection from the Developer Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Creating an Oracle Connection from PowerCenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Overview
Oracle Database Cloud Service is an Oracle database that runs on a dynamic, on-demand cloud infrastruture. You can
connect to Oracle Database Cloud Service from the Developer tool or PowerCenter Client to read and write data.

To import the metadata from Oracle Database Cloud Service and preview the data, you must create an ODBC data
source for Oracle Database Cloud Service from the Developer tool or PowerCenter Client. Use the DataDirect ODBC
Oracle Wire Protocol driver to create the data source.

To create an Oracle Database Cloud Service mapping from the Developer tool or PowerCenter Client, you must
configure the Oracle Client with the Oracle Database Cloud Service database details. You can then use an Oracle
connection in a mapping with the configured connection string to connect to Oracle Database Cloud Service from the
Developer tool or PowerCenter Client.

This article describes the following tasks that you must perform to configure connectivity to Oracle Database Cloud
Service from the Developer tool or PowerCenter Client:

1. Configure the ODBC data source for Oracle Database Cloud Service to import the metadata from Oracle
Database Cloud Service.
2. To configure mappings using the Oracle connection to read data from or write data to Oracle Database Cloud
Service, perform the following tasks:
a. Configure the Oracle Client with the Oracle Database Cloud Service database details.
b. Verify the connectivity from the Oracle Client to Oracle Database Cloud Service.
c. Create an Oracle connection from the Developer tool or the PowerCenter Designer that you can use in a
mapping to read data from or write data to Oracle Database Cloud Service.

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Configure the ODBC Data Source on Windows
You must create the ODBC data source for Oracle Database Cloud Service so that you can import the metadata and
preview the data from the Developer tool or PowerCenter Client.

Create the data source on the machine where you installed the Developer tool or the PowerCenter Client. Configure the
data source in the ODBC Data Source Administrator. You must create the 32-bit data source for the PowerCenter Client
and the 64-bit data source for the Developer tool.

1. To start the ODBC Data Source Administrator wizard, perform one of the following tasks:
• To create a 32-bit data source for the PowerCenter Client, open the Control Panel and click Administrative
Tools. Then, double-click ODBC Data Sources (32-bit).
Alternatively, enter the following command at the command prompt:
%windir%\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe
• To create a 64-bit data source for the Developer tool, open the Control Panel and click Administrative
Tools. Then, double-click ODBC Data Sources (64-bit).
Alternatively, enter the following command at the command prompt:
%windir%\System32\Odbcad32.exe
The ODBC Data Source Administrator wizard appears.
2. On the System DSN tab, click Add.
3. In the Create a New Data Source dialog box, select DataDirect 8.0 Oracle Wire Protocol from the list of
available drivers, and click Finish.
4. On the General tab of the ODBC Oracle Wire Protocol Driver Setup dialog box, enter the data source name,
host name, port number, and service name for Oracle Database Cloud Service that you want to connect to.

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 The following image shows the ODBC Oracle Wire Protocol Driver Setup dialog box with the configured
details:

5. On the Security tab, configure the following encryption properties:

Encryption Method

Get the value for SSL_VERSION in the database from your database administrator. For example, select 3-
SSL3 if the SSL_VERSION in the database configuration is 3.0.

Validate Server Certificate

Enable this option if you want to validate the server certificate.

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 Trust Store

Enter the absolute path for the truststore .p12 file.

Trust Store Password

Specify the password for the .p12 truststore file.

Key Store

Enter the absolute path of the Oracle keystore .p12 file.

Key Store Password

Specify the keystore password for .p12 keystore file.

Key Password

Specify the key password. This field is optional.

Host Name in Certificate

You must get the host name details from the database administrator. Enter the name of the database
server specified in the server SSL certificate.

The following image shows the DataDirect 8.0 Oracle Wire protocol setup where you configure the security
settings:

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6. Click OK to create the ODBC data source for Oracle Database Cloud Service.

Configuring the Oracle Client for Oracle Database Cloud Service to

Read or Write Data
After you create the data source, you must create an Oracle mapping from the Developer tool or PowerCenter Client to
connect to Oracle Database Cloud Service to read or write data.

You must configure the Oracle Client to connect to Oracle Database Cloud Service. When you create a mapping, use an
Oracle connection with the configured details to connect to Oracle Database Cloud Service.

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Configuring SQLNET.ORA and TNSNAMES.ORA Files with Wallet Information
Update the sqlnet.ora and tnsnames.ora files in the Oracle Client with the Oracle Database Cloud Service database
details.

1. Navigate to the following Oracle Client directory:

<Oracle Installation Directory>\Network\admin
2. Open the sqlnet.ora file, and edit to enter values similar to the following sample syntax: .
WALLET_LOCATION = (SOURCE = (METHOD = file) (METHOD_DATA = (DIRECTORY="C:\Users\Documents
\wallet")))
SSL_SERVER_DN_MATCH=yes
Note: Ensure that you set the wallet location to the directory that contains the ewallet.p12 file.
3. Save and close the sqlnet.ora file.
4. Open the tnsnames.ora file and edit to enter the values similar to the following sample syntax:
orassl = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCPS)(HOST = <hostname>)(PORT =
<port_number>)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = <service_name>))
(SECURITY= (SSL_SERVER_CERT_DN="CN=ORASSL,OU=IT,O=infa,L=blr,ST=ka,C=IN")) )
5. Save and close the tnsnames.ora file.
6. Set the TNS_ADMIN environment variable to the directory where the tnsnames.ora and sqlnet.ora files
reside.

Verifying Connectivity from Oracle Client to Oracle Database Cloud Service with
SQL *Plus
Verify that you can connect to Oracle Database Cloud Service from the Oracle Client machine.

1. Enter the following command from the Oracle Client machine:

sqlplus <username>/<password>@<connection_string_for_Oracle>
Use the connection string you defined in the tnsnames.ora file.
2. If you fail to connect to Oracle Database Cloud Service, verify that you have correctly entered the connectivity
information.
Contact your database administrator to resolve the connectivity issues.

Creating an Oracle Connection from the Developer Tool

Use the Oracle connection to connect to Oracle Database Cloud Service from the Developer tool.

1. Open the Developer tool.

2. On the Window tab, select Preferences.
3. Select Informatica > Connections.
4. On the Connections window, expand Databases, and select Oracle.
5. Click Add.
6. In the Oracle connection properties, enter the Oracle Database Cloud Service database user name and
password.
7. In the Metadata Access Connection String field, enter the following connection string details:
jdbc:informatica:oracle://<hostname>:<portno>;
ServiceName=<servicename>;EncryptionMethod=SSL;CryptoProtocolVersion=TLSv1.2,TLSv1.1,TLSv1;

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 KeyStore=<Absolute path to ewallet.p12>;KeyStorePassword=<keystorepassword>
8. In the Data Access Connection String field, add the TNS entry that you created for Oracle Database Cloud
Service from the tnsnames.ora file.
9. Click OK.
You can use the configured Oracle connection to run a Oracle Database Cloud Service mapping from the Developer
tool.

Creating an Oracle Connection from PowerCenter

Create an Oracle connection to connect to Oracle Database Cloud Service from PowerCenter.

1. Log in to the Workflow Manager.

2. Click Connections > Relational
The Relational Connection Browser dialog box appears.
3. Click New.
The Select Subtype dialog box appears.
4. Select Oracle from the Select Subtype list.
The Relational Connection dialog box appears.
5. Enter the connection properties, such as user name and password.
6. In the Data Access Connection String field, add the TNS entry that you defined in the tnsnames.ora file.
For example, enter, orassl.
7. Click OK.
The database connection appears in the Connection Browser list.
You can use the configured Oracle connection to run a Oracle Database Cloud Service session from PowerCenter.

Authors
Gurumoorthy N

Dimple Rai