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Connecting to Oracle Wallet folder
- 6 years ago
I figured it out and am going to write a step by step explanation to anyone who might find it useful in the future.
Step 1: Download the latest Oracle instant client from https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/instant-client/winx64-64-downloads.html
Step 2: Install/Extract the downloaded folder to C:\instantclient
Step 3: Add this location to Windows path (usually C:\instantclient\instantclient_19_5)
Step 4: Download and extract the wallet contents to /network/admin in the instant client folder
Step 5: Open the wallet file named tnsnames.ora in a text editor and note down the variable name such as db_high
Step 6: In Power BI navigate to Get Data --> Database --> Oracle
Step 7: In the field named server enter the variable name from step 5
Step 8: It will prompt for a username and password, enter each one as provided by owner of the wallet
Step 9: This should give you the database schema, select the desired table names and click transform/load
I figured it out and am going to write a step by step explanation to anyone who might find it useful in the future.
Step 1: Download the latest Oracle instant client from https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/instant-client/winx64-64-downloads.html
Step 2: Install/Extract the downloaded folder to C:\instantclient
Step 3: Add this location to Windows path (usually C:\instantclient\instantclient_19_5)
Step 4: Download and extract the wallet contents to /network/admin in the instant client folder
Step 5: Open the wallet file named tnsnames.ora in a text editor and note down the variable name such as db_high
Step 6: In Power BI navigate to Get Data --> Database --> Oracle
Step 7: In the field named server enter the variable name from step 5
Step 8: It will prompt for a username and password, enter each one as provided by owner of the wallet
Step 9: This should give you the database schema, select the desired table names and click transform/load