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"Could not load JDBC driver class" Error when Using a Standalone/Collocated Agent with 3rd Party JDBC Drivers (Doc ID 2628363.1)

Last updated on MARCH 18, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Data Integrator - Version 12.2.1.4.0 to 12.2.1.4.200123 [Release 12c]
Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)

Symptoms

When testing a database dataserver using a 3rd party JDBC driver (like IBM BD2, Teradata, PostgreSql, etc) on an Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) 12.2.1.4 Standalone/Collocated Agent, an error occurs related to the loading of the JDBC driver. For example, the following error occur when using the IBM DB/2 driver:

The connection is successful when using "Local (No agent)". The JDBC driver is placed correctly in $ODI_Home/user_projects/domains/<DOMAIN_NAME>/lib directory, as per Document 423914.1 - How To Set Up Database Connections for Third Party JDBC Drivers Such as Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, PostgreSQL, etc.

Cause

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