In-database : invalid length for connection option 'user id', maximum length is 30

[nrazafindrabe]

Hello,

I need to log on to my Oracle database, using the Alteryx In-Database, using a proxy user.

**When using a proxy user (Oracle), the right syntax looks like: proxy_user[owner_user].

The problem is that Alteryx does not allow to type more than 30 characters in the username. The length of my the proxy_user[owner_user] is more than 30 characters.

When I connect with the same parameters with other tool such as SQL Developer it works fine.

Any idea how could I connect properly with my parameters in Alteryx? Is there another option?

Thanks in advance!

[TessaS · Accepted solution]

Hi @nrazafindrabe 

Sorry to hear the character limit is causing a problem!

I don't believe it's possible to alter that character limit, however, I think you could create a connection string and use that instead.You would need to paste the connection string directly in to the 'Connect a File or Database' field:

Your connection string would need to be formatted like this:

oci:UserName/password@YourOracleHostName:1521/servicename

ex) 

oci:TessaS/Mypassword!@myoracledatabase:1521/myoracleservice

Please note that the punctuation and special characters haven't been changed, i.e. the '/', ':', and '@' remain in the same place. You should format yours in the same way.

Once you've configured the connection string, paste it into the field, and try to connect.