New/Edit Cloud Connection

Use this dialog box to create or edit a connection to an Oracle Cloud Database Service instance. You will need the following information from the Welcome to Oracle Cloud email you received when the Cloud service with database schema information was activated:

Connection Name: A name for this connection to a specified Cloud Database Service instance. Can be any name that you choose.

Database

Username: Username required during sign in when launching the Cloud service. (You cannot specify the password here. When you attempt to connect to the Cloud connection, an Authentication dialog box is displayed, prompting you for the user name and password.)

URL: Service Home URL from the Welcome to Oracle Cloud email under Service Details. May be in the following form:

https://database-<identity-group>.db.<data-center>.<host-name>/<server-path>/

Advanced: Displays the Advanced Connection Information dialog box.

SFTP

Username: Secure FTP user name that you received in the Welcome to Oracle Cloud email under Service Details. (You cannot specify the password here. You will be prompted for the password when necessary.)

Hostname: Secure FTP Site from the Welcome to Oracle Cloud email under Service Details.

Port: Secure FTP port number (for example, 22).


See Also:

Section about using SQL Developer for data loading in the chapter about developing applications in Oracle Public Cloud Using Oracle Database Cloud Service

Advanced Connection Information

This dialog box is displayed if you click Advanced in the New/Edit Cloud Connection dialog box.

HTTP or HTTPS: Select the desired protocol. (HTTPS provides secure communication.)

Hostname: <host-name> part of the URL in the New/Edit Cloud Connection dialog box.

Port: Port number (if any).

Server Path: <server-path> part of the URL in the New/Edit Cloud Connection dialog box. For example: /apex/

Service Name: Service name. For example: _sqldev/