Connect to Oracle Dialog Box

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Use this dialog box to logon to an Oracle database. This dialog box will appear when you click an Oracle database in Server Explorer to open it and that the connection requires a logon.

Note

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  • Server
    Indicates the server name where the database is located. When this field is enabled, you can either select a server from the list or enter the name of a known server.

  • User ID
    Provides a text box in which to enter a User ID. When you open this connection from Server Explorer, the logon dialog box will require that you enter this User ID to access the database. The database administrator must first grant permission for you to access the database in order for the connection to succeed.

  • Password
    Provides a text box in which to enter a password. When you open this connection from Server Explorer, the logon dialog box will require that you enter this password to access the database. The database administrator must first grant permission for you to access the database in order for the connection to succeed.

  • Save my password
    Sets the password requirements so that you don't need to enter a password to open the connection from Server Explorer.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Connect to a Database from Server Explorer

Reference

SQL Server Logon Dialog Box