Establishing a Connection

The CData MCP Server for Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials defines each connection to Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials as a named configuration that Claude can use when sending natural language queries.

You create and manage these configurations using the MCP Configuration Tool. The tool automatically handles formatting, storage, and registration with Claude Desktop.

Understanding Connection Configurations

Each connection configuration is stored in a .mcp file. This file includes the details needed to initialize the connector when Claude starts a session.

On Windows, configuration files are stored in "~/AppData/Roaming/CData/Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials Data Provider/".
On macOS, configuration files are stored in "~/Library/Application Support/CData/Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials Data Provider/".

The .mcp file is a text file that contains a list of connection properties and a timestamp. For example:

#Tue May 20 15:48:40 EDT 2025
AuthScheme=Basic
User=myUser
Password=myPassword
Security Token=myToken

The configuration tool handles these settings automatically. Each saved configuration enables Claude to launch a dedicated MCP Server instance with the correct connector and options. Manual file editing is not required.

Connecting to Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials

You must set the following to authenticate to Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials:

URL: The Url of the account to connect to. Typically, the URL of your Oracle Cloud service. For example, https://servername.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com.
User: The username of your account.
Password: The password of your account.