Oracle (beta)
Follow these steps to connect your Oracle instance to Select Star.
For instances operating within a non-publicly accessible environment, such as a private network, please refer to our guide on Integrating Private Network Data Sources for detailed instructions and best practices.
1. Create a Service Account
We recommend creating a dedicated service account for Select Star with metadata-only roles and permissions.
Execute the following command:
2. Grant additional permissions for preview access. (optional)
Execute the following command:
3. Create a new data source in Select Star
Display Name - The Name you want to give to your new datasource.
Hostname - Your hostname defines the location where your database is hosted.
Port - The communication endpoint used to connect clients to the Oracle instance.
Username - Specify the User to connect to the Oracle instance. It should have enough privileges to read all the metadata.
Password - Password.
SID - A unique identifier for an Oracle database instance (System Identifier).
4. Enable query logging
Select Star platform supports various query log sources, for optimal selection, please refer to the documentation.
5. Choose databases and schemas
After you fill in the information, you'll be asked to select the databases you'd like to load into Select Star.
Your metadata should start loading automatically, once the sync is complete, you'll be able to see it in Select Star.
See the link below for more information on how to navigate through data warehouses.
Getting Started: Data WarehouseLast updated
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