Hi,
I am experiencing problems with a BDC connection to Oracle. The database I am connecting to is moved to a new Oracle 11 server. It was Oracle 10 I use this connection to sync with my user profile service.
I have the following Oracle connection in my tnsnames.ora
BFTPRD=
(DESCRIPTION=
(ADDRESS=
(PROTOCOL=TCP)
(HOST=mis-prd-001.intra.nl)
(PORT=1521)
)
(CONNECT_DATA=
(SERVER=dedicated)
(SERVICE_NAME=BFTPRD1)
)
)
My BDC import file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><Model xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2007/BusinessDataCatalog" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2007/BusinessDataCatalog BDCMetadata.xsd" Name="Beaufort"><LobSystems><LobSystem Type="Database" Name="Beaufort" DefaultDisplayName="Beaufort"><Properties><Property Name="WildcardCharacter" Type="System.String">%</Property></Properties><LobSystemInstances><LobSystemInstance Name="Beaufort connection"><Properties><Property Name="AuthenticationMode" Type="System.String">RdbCredentials</Property><Property Name="DatabaseAccessProvider" Type="System.String">Oracle</Property><Property Name="RdbConnection Data Source" Type="System.String">BFTPRD</Property><Property Name="SsoApplicationId" Type="System.String">BeaufortSSO</Property><Property Name="SsoProviderImplementation" Type="System.String">Microsoft.Office.SecureStoreService.Server.SecureStoreProvider,Microsoft.Office.SecureStoreService, Version=15.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c</Property><Property Name="ShowInSearchUI" Type="System.String">False</Property></Properties></LobSystemInstance></LobSystemInstances><Entities><!-- Locatie --><Entity Namespace="http://localhost" Version="1.0.0.0" EstimatedInstanceCount="10000" Name="Beaufort_Locatie" DefaultDisplayName="Beaufort - Locatie"><Properties><Property Name="Title" Type="System.String">Beaufort - Locatie</Property></Properties><Identifiers><Identifier TypeName="System.String" Name="EmployeeNumber" /></Identifiers><Methods><Method IsStatic="false" Name="Beaufort_Locatie_ReadItem"><Properties><Property Name="RdbCommandText" Type="System.String"> SELECT loc_plaats FROM mw_gegevens WHERE pers_nr = :EmployeeNumber</Property><Property Name="RdbCommandType" Type="System.Data.CommandType, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">Text</Property></Properties><Parameters><Parameter Direction="In" Name=":EmployeeNumber"><TypeDescriptor TypeName="System.String" IdentifierName="EmployeeNumber" Name="EmployeeNumber" /></Parameter><Parameter Direction="Return" Name="Beaufort_Locatie_ReadItem"><TypeDescriptor TypeName="System.Data.IDataReader, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" IsCollection="true" Name="Beaufort_Locatie_ReadItem"><TypeDescriptors><TypeDescriptor TypeName="System.Data.IDataRecord, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" Name="Beaufort_Locatie_ReadItemElement"><TypeDescriptors><TypeDescriptor TypeName="System.String" Name="loc_plaats" /></TypeDescriptors></TypeDescriptor></TypeDescriptors></TypeDescriptor></Parameter></Parameters><MethodInstances><MethodInstance Type="SpecificFinder" ReturnParameterName="Beaufort_Locatie_ReadItem" ReturnTypeDescriptorPath="Beaufort_Locatie_ReadItem[0]" Default="true" Name="Beaufort_Locatie_ReadItem" DefaultDisplayName="Read Beaufort - Locatie external content type"></MethodInstance></MethodInstances></Method></Methods></Entity></Entities></LobSystem></LobSystems></Model>
I configured a Secure Store username and password. This worked before in Oracle 10
When I import this file I get no errors. I configured the sync to use a profile property as the paramater value for "EmployeeNumber". When I run the profile sync I get errors in the ULS:
the host name 'BFTPRD' is invalid and it's could not be found. The exception is System.Net.Sockets.SocketException (0x80004005): No such host is known at System.Net.Dns.InternalGetHostByName(String hostName, Boolean includeIPv6) at System.Net.Dns.GetHostAddresses(String hostNameOrAddress) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.CommonUtility.IsIntranetAddress(String hostName) " Exception occured while logging Sqm data. Exception message: No such host is known " IsSystemTypeEnabled[Database] : True " Chose Oracle database access provider " Initialized DbSystemUtility for LobSystemInstance with Id '775' " Db AuthN Mode: 'RdbCredentials' Db Provider: 'Oracle' " Checking for current connection to SystemInstance: Beaufort connection " st: RemoteAddress: 'https://sha-wp-001:32844/9a37f3b1aeb649c4becc4f1adda70028/SecureStoreService.svc/https' Channel: 'Microsoft.Office.SecureStoreService.Server.ISecureStoreServiceApplication' Action: 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/2009/06/securestoreservice/ISecureStoreServiceApplication/GetRestrictedCredentials' MessageId: 'urn:uuid:fc191350-7f5c-4edf-8408-cc7d6ba31124' " Setting credentials obtained from SSO in Connection string " Reverting Windows Impersonation: " Opened connection to Db: " Restoring Windows Impersonation: " Executing MethodInstance 'Beaufort_Afdeling_ReadItem' representing command type 'Text' " SELECT afdeling FROM mw_gegevens WHERE pers_nr = :EmployeeNumber " Parameter Signature : System.String :EmployeeNumber, " Parameter Values "" Parameter ':EmployeeNumber': " An instance of type 'System.String, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'. " monitored scope (BandwidthUsageMonitor). Parent systemUtility.ExecuteStatic: Beaufort connection : Beaufort_Afdeling_ReadItem " Monitored Scope (BandwidthUsageMonitor). Execution Time=1.43616 " um Finished executing query " monitored scope (BandwidthUsageMonitor). Parent No " Monitored Scope (BandwidthUsageMonitor). Execution Time=0.122336 " um Closed connection to Db: " Error calling importProperties : System.InvalidOperationException: The given dot notation 'AFDELING' refers to a node in Type Descriptor structure that does not exist. at Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Runtime.FieldValueHelpers.SplitWithTypeDescriptors(IEnumerable`1 roots, String dotNotation, IDictionary`2 cache, Boolean throwWhenAbsent) at Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Runtime.FieldValueHelpers.GetTypeDescriptorByDotNotation(IView view, String dotNotation, IDictionary`2 cache) at Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Runtime.FieldValueDictionary.get_Item(String fieldDotNotation) at Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.ProfileImportExportService.importProperties(IEntityInstance profileEntityInstance, ProfileChangeData profileChangeEntry, String[] propertyList, Boolean fFirstMatch). "
Why do I get the unexpected error "the host name 'BFTPRD' is invalid" When I look at the BCS connection in Central Admin I see that Host is filled with the name form TNS names. But that is not a real host. The database name is empty. When I try to fill that BCS thinks it is a SQl connection because then I get the following error in my ULS
Error calling FindSpecific : Microsoft.BusinessData.MetadataModel.InvalidMetadataPropertyException: The provided database connection string is malformed: Initial Catalog=BFTPRD1;Pooling=False;Persist Security Info=false;User ID=sharepointuser;Password=******** ---> System.ArgumentException: Keyword not supported: 'initial catalog'. at System.Data.Common.DbConnectionOptions.ParseInternal(Hashtable parsetable, String connectionString, Boolean buildChain, Hashtable synonyms, Boolean firstKey) at System.Data.Common.DbConnectionOptions..ctor(String connectionString, Hashtable synonyms, Boolean useOdbcRules)
I also tried setting the secure store username with passing the Oracle schema in the username like sharepointuser@bftprd
then I get this error in ULS
Error calling FindSpecific : Cannot connect to the LobSystem (External System). Reason: 'ORA-12504: TNS:listener was not given the SERVICE_NAME in CONNECT_DATA ' (ORA-12504: TNS:listener was not given the SERVICE_NAME in CONNECT_DATA ) Stack Trace: at Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.SystemSpecific.Db.DbConnectionManager.Execute(Object[] args)
The first approach should work but I have no idea what is going wromg here. Could it just be the Oracle 11 server that is blocking this?