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INFOPlease contact support@datafold.com if you use an Oracle version < 19.x.
INFOColumn-level Lineage is not currently supported for Oracle.
Steps to complete:
  1. Run SQL script and create schema for Datafold
  2. Configure your data connection in Datafold

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Run SQL script and create schema for datafold_group

To connect to Oracle, create a user with read-only access to all tables you wish to diff. Include read and write access to a Datafold-specific temp schema: 
-- Switch container context (default is "XEPDB1")
ALTER SESSION SET CONTAINER = YOURCONTAINER;

-- Create a Datafold user/schema
CREATE USER DATAFOLD IDENTIFIED BY somesecurepassword;

-- Allow Datafold user to connect
GRANT CREATE SESSION TO DATAFOLD;

-- Allow user to create tables in DATAFOLD schema
GRANT CREATE TABLE TO DATAFOLD;

-- Grant read access to diff tables in your schema
GRANT SELECT ON "YOURSCHEMA"."YOURTABLE" TO DATAFOLD;

-- Grant access to DBMS_CRYPTO utilities (hashing functions, etc.)
GRANT EXECUTE ON SYS.DBMS_CRYPTO TO DATAFOLD;

-- Allow Datafold users/schemas to use disk space (adjust if needed)
GRANT UNLIMITED TABLESPACE TO DATAFOLD;

-- Apply the changes
COMMIT;
Datafold utilizes a temporary dataset to materialize scratch work and keep data processing in the your warehouse.

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Configure in Datafold

Field NameDescription
NameA name given to the data connection within Datafold
HostThe hostname address for your database
PortPostgres connection port; default value is 1521
UserThe user role created in our SQL script, named DATAFOLD
PasswordThe password created in our SQL script
Connection typeChoose Service or SID depending on your connection type; default value is Service
Service (or SID)The name of the database (Service or SID) you want to connect to, e.g. XEPDB1 or YOURCONTAINER
Schema for temporary tablesThe user/schema created in our SQL script - DATAFOLD
Click Create. Your data connection is ready!