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Configuring a connection

You can configure a connection on the

Connections

page, in a wizard as you configure a task or taskflow, or in the Mapping Designer as you configure a mapping.

To access the

Connections

page, in

Administrator

, select

Connections

Configure the following connection details:

Connection detail	Description
Connection Name	Name of the connection. Each connection name must be unique within the organization. Connection names can contain alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following special characters: _ . + - Maximum length is 100 characters. Connection names are not case sensitive.
Description	Description of the connection. Maximum length is 255 characters.
Type	Type of connection, such as Salesforce or Oracle.

Configure the connection-specific properties. For example, if this is a Flat File connection type, enter the runtime environment to be used with the connection, the directory where the flat file is stored, the date format for date fields in the flat file, and the code page of the system that hosts the flat file. The following image shows the property fields for a flat file connection: