Connecting to Oracle Express
To connect Ignition to the Oracle Express database
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From the Gateway, go to the Configure section.
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From the menu on the left, select Databases > Connections.
The Database Connections page is displayed. -
Look for the orange arrow, click on Create new Database Connection....
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Select the Oracle JDBC Driver and click Next.
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Enter the following information:
Name: Oracle
Connect URL: jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:XE (XE is the System ID in Oracle)
username: SYSTEM
password: oracle (password is what you entered in during the Oracle server installation, in this example, the password is oracle) -
Click Create New Database Connection at the bottom of the form.
The Database Connections page is displayed showing the Status of your connection as Valid. -
To display the details about the status of your database connection, see the Note on the above window and click on the Database Connection Status link.