Interview with Andrew - Q5

Can you list some advantages of using JDBC framework at a high level?

Of course! Database sources always provide additional flexibility. A database source type is built on JDBC, so you can crawl any JDBC-enabled database.

• A database source supports any SQL query with join conditions without creating a view. In some databases, creating objects may not be feasible.
• A database source supports crawling content pointed to by a URL stored in one of the columns.
• A database source supports Info source path hierarchy and MIMETYPEs.
• Database sources provide additional security (ACLs Provided by Sources). A database source provides security on the row level.

For more details about the JDBC framework, please refer to the "Secure Enterprise Search Adavnced Application Development Tutorial" at:

http://st-curriculum.oracle.com/tutorial/SESJDBCFrameworkTutorial/index.htm