Configure the database connection

To configure the Oracle client on the Oracle InForm Application Server, the Cognos Report Server, and the Cognos Content Manager Server to connect with the database server:

• Update the tnsnames.ora file located on the application server so that it contains the alias that is used to establish a connection to the database server.

Note:

When installing the Oracle InForm software, you enter the alias specified in the tnsnames.ora file as the database connect string.