Step 3: Create an Empirica Credential Store

After you previously created the servers or clusters, in this step you will deploy the JDBC data source.

You must perform step 1 and 2, before moving to step 3.

1. From the Weblogic Domain drop-down on the upper left, select JDBC Data Sources.
2. From the Create drop-down, select Generic Data Source.
3. On the Create a JDBC Data Source: Data Source Properties page:
   1. In the Data Source Name, type Data Source Name Empirica Credential Store
   2. From the Scope drop-down, select Global.
   3. On the Driver Class Name, click Select.
      1. On the Select a JDBC Driver, select from the Database Type drop-down, Oracle
      2. From the JDBC Driver drop-down, select Oracle's Driver (Thin XA) for Service connections; Versions: Any.
      3. Select OK.
   4. On the Create a JDBC Data Source: Data Source Properties page, in the JNDI Name field, type jdbc/mds/opss and in the Stream Chunk Size field, type 256.
   5. Select Next.
4. On the Create a JDBC Data Source: Connection Properties page, in the Database Connection Information section, under the Database URL field, click Generate URL and Properties... and type the following details:

   Field names	Description
   Database Host Name	Enter your database host name
   Database Listener Port	1521
   Database Name	Enter your database name (service name or SID)
   Database User Name	EMPIRICA_OPSS

5. Select OK.
6. On the Create a JDBC Data Source: Connection Properties page, click Test Database Connection for the confirmation message to appear.
7. Select OK.
8. Select Next.
9. On the Create a JDBC Data Source: Transation Properties, select Next.
10. From the Create a JDBC Data Source: Select Targets page, select the check-boxes SignalServer, TopicsServer, and UserProvisioningServer from the list.
11. Select Next.
12. Check the Create a JDBC Data Source: Review page and click Create for the confirmation message to appear.