5.5 Create an Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Connector Connection

Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Connector (BICC) allows you to extract business data from a data source and load it into configured external storage.

To create an Oracle BICC connection you need to first configure external storage using the OCI Object Storage Connection tab in the BICC Console. You need to specify these connection details when you define the connection in Oracle Data Transforms.

You can use the BICC connection to choose the offerings whose data stores you want to extract. Data Transforms uses an Oracle Object Storage Data Server used by Oracle BICC to stage the extracted files, which you can then use as a source for mapping. Note that you cannot use an Oracle BICC connection as a target for mapping.

To define an Oracle BICC connection,

1. From the left pane of the Home page, click the Connections tab.
   Connections page appears.
2. Click Create Connection.
   Create Connection page slides in.
3. Do one of the following:
   • In the Select Type field, enter the name or part of the name of the connection type.
   • Select the Applications tab.
4. Select Oracle BI Cloud Connector as the connection type.
5. Click Next.
6. The Connection Name field is pre-populated with a default name. You can edit this value.
7. Enter the URL in the BI Cloud Connector Service URL textbox.
8. In the Connection section, enter the following details:
   • In the User text box enter your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure username.
   • In the Password text box enter the auth token.
9. In the Storage section, enter the following details:
   • In the External Storage BICC Name text box enter the name of the external storage as it appears in the Oracle BI Cloud Connector Console.
   • In the External Storage Bucket text box specify the bucket into which extracts are uploaded. Bucket names are obtained in the OCI Console.
   • In the External Storage Name Space text box specify the namespace. Namespace is obtained in the OCI Console.
   • In the External Storage Region text box enter the region.
   • In the External Storage User text box enter the name of the user logging into the Oracle Storage Cloud Service. The value specified in this field must be the same as the User Name configured in the Oracle BI Cloud Connector Console.
   • In the External Storage Token text box enter the password of the logged in user. The value specified in this field must be the same as the Password configured in the Oracle BI Cloud Connector Console.
10. Click Test Connection to test the established connection.
11. Click Create.
    The new connection is created.

The newly created connections are displayed in the Connections page.

Click the Actions icon () next to the selected connection to perform the following operations:

• Select Edit, to edit the provided connection details.
• Select Test Connection, to test the created connection.
• Select Delete Schema, to delete schemas.
• Select Delete Connection, to delete the created connection.

You can also search for the required Connection to know its details based on the following filters:

• Name of the Connection.
• Technology associated with the created Connection.