1. Developing SOA Applications with Oracle SOA Suite
  2. Completing Your Application
  3. Deploying SOA Composite Applications
  4. Deploying SOA Composite Applications or Projects in Oracle JDeveloper
  5. How to Deploy and Use Shared Data Across Multiple SOA Composite Applications in Oracle JDeveloper
  6. Use Shared Data
  7. Creating a SOA-MDS Connection

Creating a SOA-MDS Connection

To create a SOA-MDS connection:

  1. From the File menu, select New > Application > Connections > SOA-MDS Connection.

    The Create SOA-MDS Connection dialog shown in Figure 48-26 is displayed.

    Figure 48-26 Create SOA-MDS Connection Dialog

    Description of Figure 48-26 follows
    Description of "Figure 48-26 Create SOA-MDS Connection Dialog"
  2. Provide values appropriate to your environment, as shown in Table 48-8.

    Table 48-8 Create SOA-MDS Connection Dialog

    Field Description

    Create Connection In:

    Ensure that IDE Connection is selected. This option enables the connection to display in the Resources window and be available to multiple applications.

    You cannot create a connection with the Application Resources option. This selection is disabled.

    Connection Name

    Enter a connection name. Upon successful completion of this connection creation, this name displays under SOA-MDS in the Resources window.

    Connection Type

    Select a connection type. An Oracle MDS Repository can be file-based or database-based. The dialog is refreshed based on your selection.

    • DB Based MDS

      For most production environments, you use a database-based repository. Most components, such as Oracle SOA Suite, require that a schema be installed in a database, necessitating the use of a database-based repository. To use a database-based repository, you must first create it with the Repository Creation Utility.

    • File Based MDS

    Choose a database connection

    Select an existing connection or create a new connection to the Oracle SOA Suite database with the MDS schema.

    Select MDS Partition

    Select the MDS partition (for example, soa-infra).

    Test Connection

    Click to test the SOA-MDS connection.

    Note: Even if the connection test fails, a connection is created.

    Status

    Displays status of the connection test.
  3. Click OK.

    You can now browse the connection in the Resources window and view shared artifacts under the /apps node.