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"java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: cannot be found by oracle.odi.studio-wls-connector_12.2.1" when ODI 12c Attempts to Connect to WLS JNDI Resource (Doc ID 2644894.1)

Last updated on JUNE 09, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Data Integrator - Version 12.2.1.3.0 and later
Oracle Data Integrator on Marketplace - Version 12.2.1.4.200123 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When attempting to use an Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) Data Server that points to a WebLogic Server (WLS) JNDI Datasource, the following error is reported in ODI Studio:

java.lang.RuntimeException: javax.naming.NoInitialContextException: Cannot instantiate class: [Root exception is java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: cannot be found by oracle.odi.studio-wls-connector_12.2.1]
  ...
Caused by: javax.naming.NoInitialContextException: Cannot instantiate class: [Root exception is java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: cannot be found by oracle.odi.studio-wls-connector_12.2.1]
  ...
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: cannot be found by oracle.odi.studio-wls-connector_12.2.1
  ...

The error message does not list the class that it unable to load, unlike similar error messages.

Cause

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