- Connect to OracleSQL
- Disconnect from OracleSQL
- Add User Access to Database
- Backup Database
- Delete Row(s) from Table
- Insert Row(s) into Table
- Remove User Access from Database
- Restore Database
- Run Query
- Select Row(s) from Table
- Export from Database
- Import into Database
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- Backup Path (text box editor type) (type: string): the path where the backup file will be created. The path can be manually written or selected by clicking the
button. - BackupName (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the backup file that will be created. Should be a .dmp extension file (E.G. XE.dmp, where XE is the name of the current database).
- exp.exe Path (text box editor type) (type: string): the the path of exp.exe (the Oracle export utility), or select it with the File Browser. By default, exp.exe is located in C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\server\bin\ folder, where C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\server\ is also the value for the ORACLE_HOME environment variable.
- Password (password editor type) (type: string): the password for the provided username. The password should be the same as the one given for the Connect to OracleSQL activity. The Backup Database activity creates a connection string based on the user provided at the connection activity and the password provided in the backup activity.
- Password Binding (text box editor type) (type: string): bind to a variable containing the encrypted password for the sql server. (This parameter is used only when the user wants to send an encrypted password from outside the task, for example Flowster Portal).
- SID (text box editor type) (type: string): the Oracle SID (Oracle System Identifier, which is used to distinguish Oracle database instances). By default it will be set to XE, which is also the Oracle's default database name.
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Export from Database
This activity exports data from a Database into an XML or a CSV file.
Activity Parameters
The Export from Database activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:
Parameters:
- Destination Path (combo box control) (type: string): the path where the export (csv or xml) file will be created.
- File Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the XML file or CSV file that will be created. E.g. 'MyNewFileXE_ExportFile'.
- File Type (combo box control) (type: string): the type of the file that will be created. For each of them a different set of parameters will be displayed.
- Overwrite (combo box control) (type: string): whether to overwrite the file if it already exists.
- Root Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the root for the .xml file. This field should be completed only when XML is selected in the File Type field. Table Name As syntax, for example, xml_root can be used.
- Table (text box editor type) (type: string): the table (s) from where the export will be made (accepts multiple values separated by comma).
As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments or variables. Below is an example of predefined arguments, ready to be used by the Export from Database activity:
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The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:
- Output (type: boolean): outputs True or False if the execution was successful or not.
Execution: the activity will create an export file of the table settled in the Table field, in the specified folder:
Import into Database
This activity imports data into a Database from an XML or a CSV file.
Activity Parameters
The Import into Database activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:
Parameters:
- File Type (combo box control) (type: string): the type of the file that will be imported from. For each of them a different set of parameters will be displayed.
- First Row Header (combo box control) (type: string): whether the CSV file includes the header as a first row or not.
- Import File Path (text box editor type) (type: string): the path where the file will be selected from, or choose it with the file browser.
- Table (text box editor type) (type: string): the table name where the file will be imported. If left empty it will take the 'Name' of the CSV File or the 'Root Name' from the XML File.
As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments or variables. Below is an example of predefined arguments, ready to be used by the Import into Database activity:
The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:
- Output (type: boolean): outputs True or False if the execution was successful or not.
