Step 4. Create a Physical Data Object for the Source Connection
Step 4. Create a Physical Data Object for the Source Connection
After you create and add the connection to the Connection Explorer view, add the connection to the physical data objects.
Right-click the database connection in the
Connection Explorer
view.
A connection menu appears.
Click
Connect
.
The connection is activated in the
Connection Explorer
view.
The following image shows the
Connection Explorer
view with an active Oracle database connection, SFAConn:
Expand the database to view tables, and right-click the table you want to connect to.
A connection menu appears.
Click
Add to project
.
The
Add to project
dialog box appears.
Select the
Create a data object for each resource
option.
The
New Relational Data Object
dialog box appears.
The following image shows the
New Relational Data Object
dialog box:
Select the
Create data object from existing resource
option.
In the
Name
field, enter a name for the source data object and click
Finish
.
The data object appears with the connection in the Object Explorer view and opens in the editor.
The following image shows the Developer tool with the CUSTOMER_DATA object that has the SFAConn connection in the Object Explorer view and open in the editor: