Accessing the GIS Hub Databases

This page applies only to North Dakota state agencies or those organizations within the internal state network.

Prerequisites for Connecting

Before connecting to a GIS Hub database using direct connection, the Oracle Client must be installed on the computer being used to make the connection. These steps are for downloading the 32-bit client. Use comparable steps to download the 64 bit product.

Oracle Client

1. Download the client (about 500mb)
2. Click "See All" next to the version you wish to download. - IMPORTANT: IF YOU ARE RUNNING ARCGIS DESKTOP 10.1 OR OLDER USE THE 32-BIT CLIENT. USE THE 64-BIT VERSION ONLY IF YOU ARE USING A 64-BIT ARCGIS PRODUCT. (Click for larger image)
   
3. After clicking on the "See All" link you will need to accept the OTN License Agreement. Scroll down the page and after the "Directions" section, click on Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Client (11.2.0.1.0) for Microsoft Windows (32-bit) Download win32_11gR2_client.zip (684,581,290 bytes) (Click for larger image)
   
4. Unzip the contents of the .zip file to a temporary folder, e.g., on the desktop, “oracle11gtemp”
5. Browse to the location of the temporary folder, e.g., …Desktop\oracle11gtemp then go into the ‘client’ directory then double click on the setup.exe .
6. In the setup program, click on the Next button, then click on the radio button in front of Runtime, then click Next.
7. For Oracle base, you can choose to accept the default or specify your own. It might be preferable to specify a name/location that will be clear, e.g., ‘C:\oracle11g’ then click Next.
8. A prerequisite check will run briefly, then click Finish.
9. Near the end of the install the Configuration Assistants window will appear and may appear to hang. If this is the case, minimize all other windows on the desktop to find the “Oracle Net Configuration Assistant” window. Click Next then Finish. You can now click on the Exit button when prompted.
10. If you wish, delete the downloaded .zip file and the temporary directory, ‘oracle11gtemp’
11. Go into the directory: C:\oracle11g\product\11.2.0\client_1\network\admin and edit the existing sqlnet.ora so that the content matches that supplied by your GIS Coordinator.
12. In the C:\oracle11g\product\11.2.0\client_1\network\admin directory create a new file named ldap.ora and insert the information supplied by your GIS Coordinator.

Request Oracle Username and Password

Everyone will have their own user ID, and their own passwords. Each agency has an IT Lead Coordinator, that is probably already familiar with using the work request system that is used to request the User ID, password, and roles.

To get direct access to the Hub, please follow these steps. We are using Bob Smith as a fictitious user in this example:

If you have been trained, use the Work Management System to add a new user using the following instructions:

1. Enter in your IT Coordinator user ID and password, click the 'Login' button.
2. Create a new Service Request under a new or existing Work Order. In the new or existing Work Order, click on the 'Add Service Request' button near the bottom of the page.
3. Select the type of service request by clicking on the 'Oracle User ID' link in the Security section.
4. Fill in the request information, e.g., specify the request date and type in a short description then click on the 'Continue' button.
5. In the Request Details section, specify the following:
   1. Region: select 'Production'
   2. Database/instance: type in 'gisp'
   3. For adding a user, for example Bob Smith, click on the 'Add User ID' link then:
      Action: select 'add'
      UserID: type in 'bsmith'
      User Name: First: type in 'Bob' ; MI: optional ; Second: type in 'Smith'
      Initial Password: type it in, minimum 6 characters, mix of alpha and numeric
      Department of User: from the pull-down list, select your department
      Externally authenticated ID: select 'no'
   4. The 'Add User Role' link is not used.
   5. The 'Add Grant Details' link is not used.
   6. The 'Add Attachment' link is not used.
   7. You can enter text in the 'Comments/Special Instructions' area if you wish, this is optional.
6. Click on the 'Submit' button near the bottom of the page.

Database Names

ArcGIS Desktop or ArcGIS Explorer version 10.0 or above can be used to connect to one of the GIS Hub databases. The GIS Hub data reside on multiple databases.

Database	Direct Connect Name	Comment
GISP	gisp_svc	Primary database, vector data
GISGLO	gisglo_svc	Government Land Office surveys (GLOs)
GISSPEC	gisspec_svc	Specialized and agency-specific data
GISRAS	gisras_svc	Raster data
GISER	giser_svc	Emergency response data

Connection Parameters

version 10.1

• Database Platform: Oracle
• Instance: GISP_SVC (replace 'gisp_svc' with one of the other 2-Tier Names from the table above as needed)
• Authentication Type: Database Authentication
• Username: Oracle User ID
• Password: Oracle password

version 10.0

• Server: <leave blank>
• Service: sde:oracle11g:/;local=gisp_svc (or one of the other 2-Tier Names from the table above)
• Database: <leave blank>
• Username: Oracle User ID
• Password: Oracle password

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