Connect to an Oracle Repository (ODBC)

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: Open Project

Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+O

1

In the 'Open Project' dialog, select the 'Connect to Server' checkbox.

2

Click on the button.

The 'Data Link Properties' dialog displays.

3

Select 'Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers' from the list.

4

Click on the Next>> button.

The 'Connection' tab displays.

5

In the 'Data source' field, click on the drop-down arrow and select the data source name.

6

Type in the user name and password.

7

Click on the Test Connection button to confirm that the details are correct.

8

If the test does not succeed, revise your settings.

If the test succeeds, click on the OK button; Oracle prompts you for the password.

9

Type in the password.

The 'Connection Name and Type' dialog displays.

10

Give the connection a suitable name so that you can recognize it in the 'Recent Projects' panel on the 'Open Project' dialog.

11

If you want to encrypt and hide the connection details of the database from the users that the connection string is given to, select the 'Encrypt Connection String' checkbox.

12

The Lazy Load facility does not load the full project view when the model is loaded; instead, it loads only the parts that are necessary to display the visible portion of the tree. With this set, the model loads faster and users can begin work sooner, but at the expense of later small delays as Enterprise Architect loads specific portions of the model.

If you want to use the Lazy load facility, select the 'Lazy Load' checkbox.

13

If required, select the 'Use WAN Optimization' checkbox.

Note: this option is only included for historical reasons, the WAN Optimizer product has been replaced by the vastly improved Pro Cloud Server.

The WAN Optimizer was originally created to improve performance over a Wide Area Network by compressing all database requests from Enterprise Architect to reducing transfer times.

If you select this checkbox, complete the next two fields (see your administrator for the correct values); otherwise go to step 16.

14

In the 'Server' field, type the network name or address of the optimizer server.

15

In the 'Port' field, type the number of the Port on which the server is running on the remote machine.

16

Click on the OK button to complete the configuration and open the project.

This also adds the project name to the 'Recent' list on the Start Page; from now on, you can open the project again just by clicking on this name.