Creating Shared Connections

You create a shared connection using a connection URL provided to you by your Oracle Smart View for Office administrator.

When you have the connection URL information, you can complete the procedure in this topic.

To create a shared connection in Smart View:

  1. From the Smart View ribbon ribbon, click Options.
  2. In the Options dialog box, select the Advanced tab.
  3. In the Shared Connections URL text box, enter the connection URL provided to you by your Smart View administrator.

    The URL syntax for on-premise connections is:

    http://<server>:<port>/workspace/SmartViewProviders
    

    The URL syntax for cloud connections is:

    http://<server>/workspace/SmartViewProviders
    
  4. Click OK to close the Options dialog box.
  5. Connect by following the procedure in Connecting to Data Sources.