1. Working with Oracle Smart View for Office
  2. Smart View and Oracle Profitability and Cost Management Cloud
  3. Creating Data Source Connections to Oracle Profitability and Cost Management Cloud

Creating Data Source Connections to Oracle Profitability and Cost Management Cloud

After you install Oracle Smart View for Office, you can create connections to Oracle Profitability and Cost Management Cloud.

Connections require information about the server and port. Your cloud service administrator should provide you with the information you need to create the connection. Use the quick connection method to create a private connection to the cloud service.

To create a private connection using the quick connection method:

  1. In Excel, select the Smart View ribbon, and then click Panel.
  2. On the Smart View Panel, Private Connections.
  3. Still in the Smart View Panel, in the text box, enter the URL for the data source to which you want to connect.

    The URL syntax:

    https://serviceURL/aps/smartview
  4. Click Go, Image of the Go button. or press Enter.
  5. On the login window, enter your login credentials, and then select a data source from the drop-down menu.
You can now begin working with data in Oracle Profitability and Cost Management Cloud. See the functional areas listed in About Smart View and Oracle Profitability and Cost Management Cloud for more information.