Oracle Connector Setup

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Oracle Connector Setup


The Oracle connector allows you to integrate Oracle into your data flow by pushing or pulling data from Oracle. Follow the steps below to connect CData Arc to Oracle.

Configuring Dependencies

To use Oracle in your flows, you must first install and configure the dependencies that Oracle requires. Follow the directions below for your version of Arc.

.NET Edition

  1. Open the Arc installation directory (by default, C:\Program Files\CData\CData Arc).

  2. Open the www folder.

  3. Open the Web.Config file in a text or code editor. This is an XML-formatted file.

  4. Navigate to the element <configuration>/<system.data>/<DbProviderFactories>.

  5. At the bottom of this element, add the following text:

     <remove invariant="Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client" />
     <add name="ODP.NET, Managed Driver" invariant="Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client" description="Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Managed Driver" type="Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client.OracleClientFactory, Oracle.ManagedDataAccess" />
    
  6. Save the Web.Config file and close it.

  7. Download the Oracle ODAC .dll files from the Oracle website. Choose the option titled ODP.NET_Managed_ODACxxxx.zip where the xxxx represents the version in the file name.

    Note: Access to this download requires an Oracle account.

  8. Extract the files to a folder. Copy the files in the table below to their corresponding subfolders in the Arc installation directory.

File Name Relative Path to Copy to
Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll \bin
Oracle.ManagedDataAccessDTC.dll (x64 version) \bin\x64
Oracle.ManagedDataAccessIOP.dll (x64 version) \bin\x64
Oracle.ManagedDataAccessDTC.dll (x86 version) \bin\x86
Oracle.ManagedDataAccessIOP.dll (x86 version) \bin\x86

Java Edition

  1. Download the Oracle JDBC .jar file from the Oracle website.

    • If you are using the Arc embedded Jetty server, select the latest release of ojdbc11.jar.

    • If you are using another hosting option, select the latest release of either ojdbc11.jar or ojdbc8.jar, depending on the version of JDK your hosting server uses.

  2. Move the file to the appropriate location:

    • If you are using the embedded Jetty server, move the file to the lib folder in the Arc installation directory ([Arc]/lib). If this folder does not exist, create it.

    • If you are using another server, move the file to the lib folder for the server. If this folder does not exist, create it.

Establish a Connection

To allow Arc to use data from Oracle, you must first establish a connection to Oracle. There are two ways to establish this connection:

  • Add a Oracle connector to your flow. Then, in the settings pane, click Create next to the Connection drop-down list.
  • Open the Arc Settings page, then open the Connections tab. Click Add, select Oracle, and click Next.

Note:

  • The login process is only required the first time the connection is created.
  • Connections to Oracle can be re-used across multiple Oracle connectors.

Enter Connection Settings

After opening a new connection dialogue, follow these steps:

  1. Provide the requested information:

    • Name—the static name of the connection. Set this as desired.

    • Type—this is always set to Oracle.

    • Connection Type—the connection type (SID or Service Name) to use.

    • User—the username to use for logging in.

    • Password—the password for the user entered above.

    • Server—the address of the Oracle server you want to connect to.

    • Port—the port to use when connecting to the server.

    • SID/Service—the SID or Service (depending on Connection Type chosen) to use when connecting.

    • Other—other authentication information if needed.

  2. If needed, click Advanced to open the drop-down menu of advanced connection settings. These should not be needed in most cases.

  3. Click Test Connection to ensure that Arc can connect to Oracle with the provided information. If an error occurs, check all fields and try again.

  4. Click Add Connection to finalize the connection.

  5. In the Connection drop-down list of the connector configuration pane, select the newly-created connection.

  6. Click Save Changes.

Note:また、高度な設定タブには、データソース固有の認証および設定オプションがあります。このドキュメントではすべてが説明されているわけではありませんが、各データソースに関する詳細情報はCData Web サイトの製品ドキュメントページで見つけることができます。

アクションを選択する

Oracle への接続を確立したら、Oracle コネクタが実行するアクションを選択する必要があります。以下のテーブルは、各アクションの概要とそれがArc フローのどこに属するかを示しています。

アクション 説明 フローにおけるポジション
Upsert Oracle データを挿入または更新します。デフォルトでは、Oracle にすでにレコードが存在する場合は、入力から提供された値を使用してOracle の既存のデータに対して更新が実行されます。 End
Lookup Oracle から値を取得し、それらの値をフロー内の既存のArc メッセージに挿入します。
ルックアップクエリは、コネクタがOracle から取得する値を決定します。これは、Oracle テーブルに対するSQL クエリとしてフォーマットする必要があります。
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Lookup Stored Procedure コネクタに入力されたデータをストアドプロシージャの入力として扱い、結果をフロー内の既存のArc メッセージに挿入します。
Lookup をテストモーダルにあるサンプルデータを表示ボタンをクリックすると、選択したストアドプロシージャにサンプル入力を提供し、結果をプレビューできます。
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Select Oracle からデータを取得し、それをArc に取り込みます。
フィルタパネルを使用して、Select にフィルタを追加できます。これらのフィルタは、SQL の WHERE 句と同じように機能します。
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Execute Stored Procedures コネクタに入力されたデータをストアドプロシージャの入力として扱い、結果をフローに渡します。
Execute Stored Procedure をテストモーダルにあるサンプルデータを表示ボタンをクリックすると、選択したストアドプロシージャにサンプル入力を提供し、結果をプレビューできます。
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Automation Tab

Automation Settings

Settings related to the automatic processing of files by the connector.

  • Send Whether files arriving at the connector are automatically sent.
  • Retry Interval The number of minutes before a failed send is retried.
  • Max Attempts The maximum number of times the connector processes the file. Success is measured based on a successful server acknowledgement. If you set this to 0, the connector retries the file indefinitely.
  • Receive Whether the connector should automatically query the data source.
  • Receive Interval The interval between automatic query attempts.
  • Minutes Past the Hour The minutes offset for an hourly schedule. Only applicable when the interval setting above is set to Hourly. For example, if this value is set to 5, the automation service downloads at 1:05, 2:05, 3:05, etc.
  • Time The time of day that the attempt should occur. Only applicable when the interval setting above is set to Daily, Weekly, or Monthly.
  • Day The day on which the attempt should occur. Only applicable when the interval setting above is set to Weekly or Monthly.
  • Minutes The number of minutes to wait before attempting the download. Only applicable when the interval setting above is set to Minute.
  • Cron Expression A five-position string representing a cron expression that determines when the attempt should occur. Only applicable when the interval setting above is set to Advanced.

Performance

Settings related to the allocation of resources to the connector.

  • Max Workers The maximum number of worker threads consumed from the threadpool to process files on this connector. If set, this overrides the default setting on the Settings > Automation page.
  • Max Files The maximum number of files sent by each thread assigned to the connector. If set, this overrides the default setting on the Settings > Automation page.

アラートタブ

アラートとサービスレベル(SLA)の設定に関連する設定.

コネクタのE メール設定

サービスレベル(SLA)を実行する前に、通知用のE メールアラートを設定する必要があります。アラートを設定をクリックすると、新しいブラウザウィンドウで設定ページが開き、システム全体のアラートを設定することができます。詳しくは、アラートを参照してください。

サービスレベル(SLA)の設定

サービスレベルでは、フロー内のコネクタが送受信すると予想される処理量を設定し、その量が満たされると予想される時間枠を設定できます。CData Arc は、サービスレベルが満たされていない場合にユーザーに警告するE メールを送信し、SLA を At Risk(危険) としてマークします。これは、サービスレベルがすぐに満たされない場合に Violated(違反) としてマークされることを意味します。これにより、ユーザーはサービスレベルが満たされていない理由を特定し、適切な措置を講じることができます。At Risk の期間内にサービスレベルが満たされなかった場合、SLA はViolated としてマークされ、ユーザーに再度通知されます。

サービスレベルを定義するには、予想処理量の条件を追加をクリックします。

  • コネクタに個別の送信アクションと受信アクションがある場合は、ラジオボタンを使用してSLA に関連する方向を指定します。
  • 検知基準(最小)を、処理が予想されるトランザクションの最小値(量)に設定し、フィールドを使用して期間を指定します。
  • デフォルトでは、SLA は毎日有効です。これを変更するには、毎日のチェックをOFF にし、希望する曜日のチェックをON にします。
  • 期間終了前にステータスを’At Risk’ に設定するタイミングを使用して、SLA がAt Risk としてマークされるようにします。
  • デフォルトでは、通知はSLA が違反のステータスになるまで送信されません。これを変更するには、‘At Risk’ 通知を送信のチェックをON にします。

次の例は、月曜日から金曜日まで毎日1000ファイルを受信すると予想されるコネクタに対して構成されたSLA を示しています。1000ファイルが受信されていない場合、期間終了の1時間前にAt Risk 通知が送信されます。

Advanced Tab

Many of the settings on the Advanced tab are dynamically loaded from the data source you are working with, so they are not covered in this documentation. You can find detailed information for your data source on the Online Help Files page of the CData website.

The options described below are available for all data sources.

Message

  • Save to Sent Folder Check this to copy files processed by the connector to the Sent folder for the connector.
  • Sent Folder Scheme Instructs the connector to group messages in the Sent folder according to the selected interval. For example, the Weekly option instructs the connector to create a new subfolder each week and store all messages for the week in that folder. The blank setting tells the connector to save all messages directly in the Sent folder. For connectors that process many messages, using subfolders helps keep messsages organized and improves performance.

Advanced Settings

Advanced settings are common settings for connectors that rely on arbitrary database drivers (for example, Database, CData, and API connectors) in order to make connections to various data sources.

  • Auto Truncate When enabled, the connector automatically truncates any string or binary column values that are longer than the allowed limit.
  • Command Timeout The command execution timeout duration in seconds.
  • Last Inserted Id Query Provide a query to execute to retrieve the auto-increased Id for the last inserted record.
  • Log Level The verbosity of logs generated by the connector. When you request support, set this to Debug.
  • Local File Scheme A scheme for assigning filenames to messages that are output by the connector. You can use macros in your filenames dynamically to include information such as identifiers and timestamps. For more information, see Macros.
  • Log Messages When checked, the connector keeps a copy of the message next to the logs for the message in the Logs directory. If you disable this, you might not be able to download a copy of the file from the Input or Output tabs.
  • Max Failed Records The maximum number of records that are allowed to fail during insertion to allow processing to continue. The default value of 0 means that any errors cause the input message to be marked as an Error, and any uncommitted transactions are rolled back. A value of -1 means that all errors are ignored and the connector continues attempting to insert subsequent records. A positive value means that the connector continues attempting to insert records until the threshold is reached.
  • Output File Format The format in which output data is represented. The default value (XML) causes the connector to output an XML file for every record that is processed, while optionally combining multiple records into a single data structure (depending on the value of Max Records). The CSV and TSV options output data in their respective file formats. This option is not available for complex table structures that include child tables.
  • Process Changes Interval Unit Applicable to Select action only. When Use column columnname for processing new or changed records is checked in the Advanced portion of the Select Configuration section of the Settings tab, this controls how to interpret the Process Changes Interval setting (for example, Hours, Days, or Weeks). See Only Process New or Changed Records for details on this and the following two settings.
  • Process Changes Interval When Use column columnname for processing new or changed records is checked on the Select Configuration section of the Settings tab, this controls how much historical data Arc attempts to process on the first attempt. For example, keeping the default of 180 (Days) means Arc only attempts to process data that has been created or modified in the last 180 days.
  • Reset History Resets the cache stored when Use column columnname for processing new or changed records is checked.
  • Batch Input Size The maximum number of queries in a batch if batches are supported by the data source.
  • Batch Size The maximum number of batch messages in a batch group.
  • Max Records The maximum number of records to include in a single output message. Use -1 to indicate that all output records should be put in a single file, and use 0 to indicate that the connector can decide based on the configured Output File Format. By default, XML outputs one record per file, and flat file formats include all records in one file.
  • Transaction Size The maximum number of queries in a transaction.
  • Processing Delay The amount of time (in seconds) by which the processing of files placed in the Input folder is delayed. This is a legacy setting. Best practice is to use a File connector to manage local file systems instead of this setting.
  • Log Subfolder Scheme Instructs the connector to group files in the Logs folder according to the selected interval. For example, the Weekly option instructs the connector to create a new subfolder each week and store all logs for the week in that folder. The blank setting tells the connector to save all logs directly in the Logs folder. For connectors that process many transactions, using subfolders can help keep logs organized and improve performance.

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous settings are for specific use cases.

  • Other Settings Enables you to configure hidden connector settings in a semicolon-separated list (for example, setting1=value1;setting2=value2). Normal connector use cases and functionality should not require the use of these settings.

Macros

Using macros in file naming strategies can enhance organizational efficiency and contextual understanding of data. By incorporating macros into filenames, you can dynamically include relevant information such as identifiers, timestamps, and header information, providing valuable context to each file. This helps ensure that filenames reflect details important to your organization.

CData Arc supports these macros, which all use the following syntax: %Macro%.

Macro Description
ConnectorID Evaluates to the ConnectorID of the connector.
Ext Evaluates to the file extension of the file currently being processed by the connector.
Filename Evaluates to the filename (extension included) of the file currently being processed by the connector.
FilenameNoExt Evaluates to the filename (without the extension) of the file currently being processed by the connector.
MessageId Evaluates to the MessageId of the message being output by the connector.
RegexFilename:pattern Applies a RegEx pattern to the filename of the file currently being processed by the connector.
Header:headername Evaluates to the value of a targeted header (headername) on the current message being processed by the connector.
LongDate Evaluates to the current datetime of the system in long-handed format (for example, Wednesday, January 24, 2024).
ShortDate Evaluates to the current datetime of the system in a yyyy-MM-dd format (for example, 2024-01-24).
DateFormat:format Evaluates to the current datetime of the system in the specified format (format). See サンプル日付フォーマット for the available datetime formats
Vault:vaultitem Evaluates to the value of the specified vault item.
Table Evaluates to the name of the table where the connector is selecting data from.
PK Evaluates to the primary key value of the received record from the table.
Sequence Evaluates to a four digit number based on how many total records were received by the connector (for example, %Sequence% evaluates to 0005 for the fifth record returned).
FileFormat Evaluates to the output file format specified on the connector’s Advanced tab (XML, CSV, or TSV).

Examples

Some macros, such as %Ext% and %ShortDate%, do not require an argument, but others do. All macros that take an argument use the following syntax: %Macro:argument%

Here are some examples of the macros that take an argument:

  • %Header:headername%: Where headername is the name of a header on a message.
  • %Header:mycustomheader% resolves to the value of the mycustomheader header set on the input message.
  • %Header:ponum% resolves to the value of the ponum header set on the input message.
  • %RegexFilename:pattern%: Where pattern is a regex pattern. For example, %RegexFilename:^([\w][A-Za-z]+)% matches and resolves to the first word in the filename and is case insensitive (test_file.xml resolves to test).
  • %Vault:vaultitem%: Where vaultitem is the name of an item in the vault. For example, %Vault:companyname% resolves to the value of the companyname item stored in the vault.
  • %DateFormat:format%: Where format is an accepted date format (see サンプル日付フォーマット for details). For example, %DateFormat:yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss-fff% resolves to the date and timestamp on the file.

You can also create more sophisticated macros, as shown in the following examples:

  • Combining multiple macros in one filename: %DateFormat:yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss-fff%%EXT%
  • Including text outside of the macro: MyFile_%DateFormat:yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss-fff%
  • Including text within the macro: %DateFormat:'DateProcessed-'yyyy-MM-dd_'TimeProcessed-'HH-mm-ss%