Command menu

The Command menu enables you to perform the following operations:

Directory

This submenu contains commands the perform actions to a directory server:

Change Current Context | Choose to select a different Oracle Context than the current one. The Oracle Context is a subtree in the directory that stores Oracle entries, including database services and net service names for use with directory naming. When a new Oracle Context is selected, objects in the navigator's Net8 Configuration > Directory > Service Naming folder display for the new Oracle Context.
Set Authentication | Choose to set authentication credentials to the directory server
Import Net Service Names | Choose to import net service names configured in a tnsnames.ora file to a directory server

| Note: The Directory menu only displays if access to the directory has been configured. For more information about directory access configuration and other requirements, see Directory Naming Requirements for Net8 Assistant.

Test Service

Choose to Connect to a database service using connect descriptor information stored in a tnsnames.ora file or a directory server. Verification of network information stored in an Oracle Names server is done differently, as described in Query Network Objects.

Discover Oracle Names Servers

Choose to locate Oracle Names servers. When the client discovers Oracle Names servers, it tries to find one Oracle Names server. The discovered Oracle Names server queries for other Oracle Names server. Based on the Oracle Names servers found, a list of Oracle Names servers is then created on the client. This list is created in order of response time.

Reload All Names Servers

The Oracle Names server checks immediately for data changes in its administrative region. If there are changes, the Oracle Names server reloads all stored data.