cannot use oracle service name in datasource creation ----------------------------------------------------- Key: JBIDE-20983 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-20983 Project: Tools (JBoss Tools) Issue Type: Bug Components: upstream Affects Versions: 4.2.2.Final Reporter: Tom Fonteyne Assignee: Koen Aers Fix For: 4.5.x When connecting to an Oracle data source, a SID is required for a connection and a service name can not be used. The Oracle URL formats are: With a SID you use ":sid" at the end jdbc:oracle:thin:@//oraclehost:1521:mysid with a service name you use "/myservicename" jdbc:oracle:thin:@//oraclehost:1521/myservicename The dialog box prevent removing the ":" and replacing it with the needed "/" (not even via the driver definition where you seem to be allowed to set the url format...)