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Oracle Database

Overview

Oracle Database is an enterprise relational database known for its scalability, PL/SQL procedural language, Real Application Clusters (RAC), and advanced features like partitioning, flashback queries, and JSON support. Oracle is available on-premises, on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Amazon RDS, and Azure.

Driver

Connection fields

FieldDescription
HostHostname or IP address of the Oracle server.
PortOracle Net listener port.
DatabaseService name or SID to connect to.
UserAuthentication username.
PasswordAuthentication password. Stored in the macOS Keychain.
SSL ModeOne of disable, prefer, require, verify-ca, or verify-full.
OptionsAdditional connection parameters as key1=val1&key2=val2.

All connections also support an optional SSH tunnel. Configure the bastion host, port, user, and private key file under the SSH section of the connection form. SeeSSH tunnels for details.

URI format

Instead of filling in each field individually, you can paste a connection URI into thePaste URI field. Arris parses the URI and populates all fields automatically.

textConnection URI
oracle://user:password@host:1521/service_name

SSL & TLS

Oracle supports five SSL modes. Arris defaults to prefer, which uses SSL if the server supports it but falls back to unencrypted if not.

SSL ModeBehavior
disableNever use SSL. Not recommended for production.
preferUse SSL if available, fall back to unencrypted.
requireAlways use SSL. Fail if the server does not support it.
verify-caRequire SSL and verify the server certificate against a CA.
verify-fullRequire SSL, verify the CA, and verify the server hostname matches the certificate.

Schema browser

Once connected, Arris fetches the schema tree from Oracle data dictionary views and organizes it into groups. The tree shows schemas at the top level, each containing its own object groups.

The schema tree displays the following object types, grouped by category:

Double-click any table, view, or materialized view to open it in a new tab with browse mode.

Supported SQL commands

CommandNotes
SELECTQuery data with WHERE filters, JOINs, aggregates, and window functions.
INSERTInsert single or multiple rows.
UPDATEUpdate existing rows.
DELETEDelete rows.
CREATE / DROPCreate and drop tables, views, and other schema objects.