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Oracle WebLogic

This section walks you through the steps to enable Oracle WebLogic for JNDI-based database operations. To create a data source for RiskMinder in Oracle WebLogic:

1. Log in to WebLogic Administration Console.
2. Click the Lock & Edit button in the Change Center, if it is not already done.
3. Navigate to Services, JDBC, and the Data Sources.
4. Under JDBC, open Data Sources and click New to open the Create a New JDBC Data Source page.
5. Set the following JNDI and the database information:
   1. Set Name = ArcotDB

      Note: This name must match with the value of AppServerConnection PoolName.N in arcotcommon.ini.

   2. Set JNDI Name = ArcotDB
   3. Select the required Database Type, for example, Oracle.
   4. Select the required Database Driver, for example, Oracle Thin Driver.
6. Click Next, retain the default values, and click Next again.
7. In the Connection Properties page that appears, set the database connection details. For example, the values for Oracle can be:
   • Database Name = SID or service name of the database server
   • Host Name = Host name or the IP address of the database server
   • Port = 1521 or any other port at which the database server is running
   • Database User Name = Database account user name that can create the database connections
   • Password / Confirm Password = Password for the specified Database User Name
8. Click Next.
9. Click Test Configuration to verify the database information that you specified.
10. Click Next and set the preferred data source target server for the WebLogic server instance.
11. Click Finish to return to the data source list page.
12. Click the Activate button in the Change Center to enable the data source settings that you configured in the preceding steps.