Oracle SQL Developer

Select Connection3.7 Select ConnectionRole: The set of privileges to be associated with the connection. For a user that hasbeen granted SYSOPER or SYSDBA system privilege, you can specify a connectionthat includes the privilege.Basic tabHost Name: Host system for the Oracle database.Port: Listener port.SID: Database name.Service Name: Network service name of the database (for a remote databaseconnection over a secure connection).TNS tabNetwork Alias: Oracle Net alias for the database. (The list for selecting a network aliasis initially filled from the tnsnames.ora file on your system, if that file exists.)Connect Identifier: Oracle Net connect identifier.Advanced tabCustom JDBC URL: URL for connecting from Java to the database.Creating and Editing ConnectionsTo create a new connection when no connections exist, enter the connection informationand click Connect. To test the connection before you create it, click Test.To create a new connection when one or more connections already exist, click New, enter theconnection information, and click Connect. To test the connection before you create it,click Test.To edit an existing connection, click in its entry in the Connection Name column, changeany connection information on the left side, and click Connect. To test the connectionbefore you save changes to it, click Test.Related TopicsDatabase ConnectionsSQL Developer User InterfaceUse this dialog box to select a database connection for use with a specific SQLDeveloper feature (for example, the SQL worksheet or the Reports navigator). Afteryou click OK, the interface for the component is displayed , with the current user thesame as the one specified in the connection.To create a new database connection, click New; to edit the selected databaseconnection, click Edit. In both cases, a dialog box for specifying connectioninformation is displayed (see Create/Edit/Select Database Connection).Related TopicsDatabase ConnectionsDialog Boxes for Creating/Editing Objects 3-3