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Create Oracle API credentials

Create Oracle API credentials on the ServiceNow AI Platform to enable access to your Oracle resources during Oracle discovery.

Before you begin

Verify that your OCI user has at least read-only access to all Oracle services. For information on access permissions, consult your system administrator.

Retrieve the following properties from the Oracle Cloud Console:

  • Tenancy Oracle Cloud Identifier (Tenancy OCID)
  • User OCID
  • Key fingerprint
  • Private key

For instructions on retrieving these properties, go to the Oracle Help Center and search for the "Required Keys and OCIDs" article.

Role required: discovery_admin

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Discovery > Credentials.

  2. Select New.

  3. Select Oracle API Credentials.

  4. On the form, fill in the fields with the property values you retrieved.

    FieldValue
    NameUnique and descriptive name for the Oracle credentials.
    ActiveOption to select to use the credential.
    Tenancy IdOracle Cloud Identifier (OCID) for your tenancy.
    User IdOCID of the OCI user.
    Key FingerprintFingerprint of the public key.
    Private KeyRSA private key that is used for API signing authentication.
  5. Select Submit.

What to do next

Create OCI service accounts. For more information, see Create OCI service accounts.

Parent Topic:Set up Oracle Cloud infrastructure (OCI) service accounts