rdbOracle-OracleDatabase
This component models an Oracle relational database management system (RDBMS) that requires a proprietary license. It is available in the rdbOracle palette.
You access the properties to configure the driver for this database by expanding , and double-clicking the OracleDatabase node in the Nav tree.
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Host Address (database device components) | IP address | Sets the IP address or hostname
of the computer platform where the database resides. A Dialup selection
option is available, if required. This property does not apply to
the MySQL device. |
| Use Encrypted Connection | true or false (default) | Indicates if the
connection between the station and the database is secure (true) or not secure (false). To ensure
that your system cannot be hacked, leave this property set to true. Change it only if your database does not support data
encryption. |
| User Name (database device components) | text | Defines the user name used to
log in to the database. Login credentials must provide sufficient database privileges to allow you to perform one or more (depending on database type) of these commands: CREATE TABLE, CREATE INDEX, CREATE SEQUENCE |
| Password (database device components) | text | Defines the password required
to log in to the database. The Confirm property
must be an exact match to the Password property. |
| Worker | additional properties | The “rdb-RdbmsWorker” topic documents these properties. |
| Export Mode (database device components) | drop-down list | Specifies how histories are
exported to the specified database. By History Id exports one table per History Id. This is the default value setting. By History Type exports one table per History Type. This option may make the data easier to query once exported. |
| Use Unicode Encoding Scheme (database device components) | true or false (default) | Creates history table schemas
with the Universal character set Transformation Format (UTF-8) or
Unicode data types for string-valued columns to store Asian character
sets. false maintains backward compatibility with legacy history export mechanisms. true enables
the NVARCHAR data type for any column in a table that expects string
data. Note: An Update Wizard is available to upgrade existing databases
to support Unicode. |
| Timestamp Storage | enum property drop-down list (defaults to Dialect Default) | Exports or updates history
timestamps to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) enabling the export
of history records from different timezones into a common database
and be chronologically correct and independent of any specific source
timezone characteristics. In other words, exported histories show
the timestamp data from where the history is actually stored, making
useable histories with a consistent timestamp. Dialect Default maintains compatibility with legacy history export mechanisms. This property does not apply to the MySQL device. Local Time Stamp applies to Orion databases only and does not apply to history exports. Utc Timestamp exports all subsequent histories with UTC timestamps. Utc Millis applies to Orion databases only and does not apply to history exports. Note: An Update Wizard is available to upgrade existing databases to support
Unicode. |
| Points | folder | Holds all points. |
| Sql Scheme Enabled (database device components) | true or false (default) | Permits (true) and prohibits (false) the use of ORDs that contain sql:. If a BFormat contains sql:, users can directly query the database bypassing framework access control and make direct changes to the database. This is a security risk. Best security practice sets this property to false. |
| Rdb Security Settings | additional properties | The “rdb-RdbSecuritySettings” topic documents these properties. |
| Tls Min Protocol | drop-down menu | Selects the minimum TLS
protocol that can be negotiated when establishing encrypted communications
with a database server. |
| Verify Subject In Certificate | true (default) or false | If set to true, the Rdbms driver verifies that the Subject present in the server’s certificate matches an expected value. The
value used for the comparison to the Subject in
the server’s certificate is specific to each Rdbms device type. |
| Port | number (the default value depends on the rdb Database type) | Specifies the port number to use
when connecting with the database. Defaults are: HsqlDbDatabase, no port specified because this rdb is for local database use only: MySQLDatabase: 3306 OracleDatabase: 1521 SqlServerDatabase: 1433 |
| Service Name | text | Refers to the Oracle SID or System Identifier, which uniquely identifies a database instance. It allows you to configure a connection to an Oracle database if the user has not been previously set up in the Oracle Database with a default SID, or to connect to an SID that is not the default. If a default SID has been set up and you need to connect to it, you can leave this property blank. |
| Histories | additional properties | “rdbMySQL-MySQLHistoryDeviceExt” documents these properties. |
| My Sql Server Cert | drop-down list | Defines the database
server certificate for TLS secure communication. If the field is empty, a Common Name (CN) is formed based on the host name from the Host Address property. Otherwise, the Distinguished Name (DN) from the certificate alias configured in the Server Certificate property is used. |
Actions
This component supports the following actions:
Ping sends a message to a network object (device, database, etc). The message provokes a response, which indicates the current state of the object.
Allow Dialect Modifications makes the Timestamp Storage property writable within the RdbmsNetwork Update Wizard. When the wizard converts a database to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), it sets this property to read-only.