About Connectors

A connector is a logical link created by a mapping between a source location and a target location. The connector between schemas in two different Oracle Databases is implemented as a database link, and the connector between a schema and an operating system directory is implemented as a database directory.

You do not need to create connectors manually if your user ID has the credentials for creating these database objects. OWB will create them automatically the first time you deploy the mapping. Otherwise, a privileged user must create the objects and grant you access to use them. You can then create the connectors manually and select the database object from a list.

To create a database connector, from within the Connection Navigator, expand the Locations folder and the subfolder for the target location. Right-click DB Connectors and select New. The Create Connector wizard opens with prompts for creating the connection. You can create a directory connection by right-clicking Directories and selecting New, following the same steps.