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Configuring a connection

You can configure a connection on the

Connections

page in

Administrator

or in a wizard when you configure a mapping or task.

Perform either of the following steps:

Administrator

, select

Connections

Data Integration

, open a source, target, or lookup object in a mapping or task.

Click

New Connection

Configure the following connection details:

Property	Description
Connection Name	Name of the connection. Each connection name must be unique within the organization. Connection names can contain alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following special characters: _ . + - Maximum length is 100 characters. Connection names are not case sensitive.
Description	Description of the connection. Maximum length is 255 characters.
Type	Type of connection, such as Salesforce or Oracle.

Configure the connection-specific properties.

For example, if you configure a flat file connection, enter the runtime environment to be used with the connection, the directory where the files are stored, the date format for date fields in the files, and the code page of the system that hosts the files.

The following image shows the properties for a flat file connection: