Importing from an Oracle Database
To import data from an Oracle source:
1. Go to the main online CONNX Data Dictionary Manager page.
You can select CONNX Data Dictionary from the home page or the tile menu on the top right.
2. Browse to the CDD you want to import in and open it.
3. Click the Import button.
4. In the Import Type window, select Oracle from the dropdown menu and click OK.
5. In the Connection Information step, select the connection method you want to use:
Click the
Direct Connect radio button and provide the following to use the direct connect method:
Enter a server name in the
Server Name field.
Enter a TCP/IP Port in the
TCP/IP Port field.
Enter a service in the
Service Name field.
Enter a username for the database in the
Username field.
Enter a password for the database in the
Password field. Click
Next when you are done.
Click the
TNS Names Entry radio button and provide the following to use the TNS names entry method:
Enter a
TNS Name .
Enter a username for the database in the
Username field.
Enter a password for the database in the
Password field. Click
Next when you are done.
6. In the Import Properties step, select the import options you want:
Turn the
Include System Tables option on to include system tables in the import procedure.
Turn the
Get Statistics option on to identify table sizes.
7. In the Table Selection step, mark the tables you want to import in the Available Table(s) pane and press the arrow pointing to the right to move them to the Selected Table(s) pane.
You can use the search field in the Available Table(s) pane to filter the list of tables.
You can mark all tables in a pane by clicking the checkmark next to the Available Table(s) or Selected Table(s) entry.
You can move tables back from the Selected Table(s) pane by marking the tables and clicking the arrow pointing to the left.
8. Click Done to finish the import procedure.