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# About Integrating Oracle Cloud Services

Oracle Cloud is an enterprise cloud for business. Oracle Cloud offers self-service business applications delivered on an integrated development and deployment platform with tools to extend and create new services rapidly.

With OEPE, you can develop applications for:

- Oracle Java Cloud Service - SaaS Extension, which provides rapid and agile deployment of extensions to Oracle SaaS (such as CRM, or HCM).

- Oracle Java Cloud Service, an enterprise-grade platform to develop and deploy business applications in the cloud.

- Oracle Application Container Cloud Service, which allows you to deploy Java SE, Node.js, and PHP applications on Oracle Application Container Cloud Service.

- Oracle Developer Cloud Service, which allows you to develop applications securely hosted in the cloud.

- Database as a Service, which allows you to create and work with Oracle databases in the Cloud

- Oracle Storage Cloud Service, which provides storage, data protection, and data management.

- Oracle Messaging Cloud Service, which provides rapid and agile deployment of Java EE applications.

In addition, you can use Oracle Mobile Cloud Service to develop mobile applications which use services provided on an MCS Mobile back end. For more information, see Using Oracle Mobile Cloud Service Platform APIs in a MAF Application in Developing Mobile Applications with Oracle Mobile Application Framework (OEPE Edition).

Before you can sign in to an Oracle Cloud service, you must have a user account that defines your credentials (user name, password, and identity domain) and access rights to the service.

For information about requesting a trial subscription to an Oracle Cloud service, or purchasing a subscription to an Oracle Cloud service, see Getting Started with Oracle Cloud.

When an Oracle Cloud service is activated, Oracle sends the sign-in credentials and URL to the designated administrator. The administrator then creates an account for each user who needs access to the service. Check your email or contact your administrator for your account credentials and service URL.

## Using the Oracle Cloud View

When you subscribe to the Oracle Cloud service, the Cloud service nodes in the Oracle Cloud view, shown below, depend on the type of service you have subscribed to.

Figure: Oracle Cloud View

The top node in the Oracle Cloud view is the Oracle Cloud connection. Under that are the service nodes which are specific to the type of Oracle Cloud service the connection is to. Below that are nodes which depend on the type of Oracle Cloud service. For example, for Oracle Storage Cloud Service, the nodes are containers, or folders, which contain the objects stored in the service.

Table: Oracle Cloud View Toolbar Icons

Icon | Name | Function
--- | --- | ---
| Collapse All | Click to collapse all expanded nodes.
| New Oracle Cloud Connection | Click to open the Oracle Cloud Connection dialog, where you enter the details to create a connection to a Oracle Cloud.
| Hide Inactive | Click to hide inactive connection nodes.
| View Menu | Click to access the Oracle Cloud view menu, where you can choose the type of package presentation, and customize the view.

A number of options are available from the context menu of nodes in the Oracle Cloud view. For example, Figure: Cloud View - Right-Click Server Instance Options shows the options available from a connection node. You can:

- Create a new Oracle Cloud connection. You can do this from any Oracle Cloud connection node.

- Create a new database. For more information, see Administering Database as a Service.

- Delete the connection. You can do this from any Oracle Cloud connection.

- Refresh the content of the Cloud View.

- Open Oracle Cloud portal in a browser.

- Open IDM console, where you manage users and roles.

- Open the properties of the Oracle Cloud connection.

Figure: Cloud View - Right-Click Server Instance Options

## Customizing the Content of the Oracle Cloud View

You can customize what you see in the Oracle Cloud view from in the menu bar of the Oracle Cloud view. You can customize the view to:

- Filter the types of object shown

- Specify the available extensions to show.

To customize the Oracle Cloud view:

1. In the Oracle Cloud view, click .
2. Choose Customize View. In the Available Customizations dialog choose the filters to apply (on the Filters tab) and the available extensions to show (on the Content tab).

## How to Create an Oracle Cloud Connection

To create a connection to Oracle Cloud Services, use the Java EE perspective. The Oracle Cloud view opens by default at the lower left of the IDE.

To connect to a Cloud Service:

1. In the Oracle Cloud view, click New Oracle Cloud Connection. The Oracle Cloud Connection dialog appears, as shown below.
2. Enter the details in the dialog fields. When you sign up for an Oracle Cloud Service, the configuration details are emailed to you.

   - Enter the Identity Domain.

   - Enter the User name and Password.

3. You can give the connection a specific name. Alternatively, leave the Connection name field blank and it defaults to the name of the Identity Domain.
4. Click Finish.

Figure: Oracle Cloud Connection - Add Details

When you click Finish, Eclipse contacts Oracle Cloud and you will see the connection and the services available in that connection in the Oracle Cloud view. There are various options available from the context menu of the connection and each service.

## How to Connect From Behind a Firewall

If you are working behind a firewall you may need to update OEPE with details of the proxy server in order to connect to `http://cloud.oracle.com`.

To use a proxy server when you are behind a firewall:

1. In the Eclipse IDE, choose Window > Preferences > General > Network Connections.
2. In the Network Connections page of the Preferences dialog, change the active provider to Manual. Select the HTTP proxy entry and click Edit to open the Edit Proxy Entry dialog.
3. In the dialog enter the proxy host server and port number.
4. Click OK in the Edit Proxy Entry dialog, then OK in the Preferences dialog.

## How to Open the IDM Console

You can open the IDM Console, where you manage users and roles, from the Oracle Cloud view:

- In the Oracle Cloud view, right-click the Cloud Service connection and choose Open IDM Console.

  The IDM Console opens in Eclipse.

## How to Open the Cloud Portal

You can open the Cloud Portal, where you manage your Oracle Cloud services, from the Oracle Cloud view:

- In the Oracle Cloud view, right-click the Cloud Service connection and choose Open Cloud Portal.

  The dashboard opens in Eclipse.

## How to Edit the Connection

You can open the Properties dialog for a Cloud connection where you can edit the connection details:

1. In the Oracle Cloud view, right-click the Cloud Service connection and choose Properties.
2. Make the changes you want and click OK.