Oracle Database Link Editor

Use the following options and tabs in the Oracle Database Link Editor to add or edit Oracle database links and database link properties. You open this editor by selecting Target - Oracle, Database Link on the Model menu.

property editor PREVIOUS icon Previous

Positions the editor on the previous database link in the Navigation Grid.

property editor NEXT icon Next

Positions the editor on the next database link in the Navigation Grid.

property editor SORT icon Sort

Sorts the database links by alphabetic or reverse alphabetic order. You select the method you want using the drop-down menu that opens after you click the Sort button. Visual cues are provided for how the database link list is currently sorted:

property editor SORT icon

Specifies that the list is sorted in alphabetic order.

Property editor Reverse Alpha Sort Button

Specifies that the list is sorted in reverse alphabetic order.

New icon in property editors to create a new object New

Creates a new database link that becomes the current object in the editor.

property editor DELETE button Delete

Deletes the selected database link.

property editor DB SYNC button DB Sync

Opens the DB Sync wizard so you can perform a database level compare of objects in the current model with matching objects in another model.

property editor HELP button Help

Opens online help for the editor.

enter filter text box in a property editor to filter object list

Lets you filter a very large list of database links in the Navigation Grid to quickly locate the database link for which you need to view or define properties.

Name

Specifies the name of the database link. You can change the name of the database link in this field.

Generate

Generates SQL during forward engineering. Clear the check box if you do not want to generate SQL.

General

Assign the connection type to a database link.

Comment

Lets you enter any comments that you want to associate with the object.

UDP

Lets you enter user-defined property values for the object.

Notes

Lets you view or edit user notes.

Oracle database links are supported in the following features:

  • Forward Engineering
  • Reverse Engineering