The NAV_UTIL CHECK DATASOURCE utility performs basic Oracle Connect data
source access checks. Follow these steps for checking access to Oracle Connect data sources.

  1. Connect to the specified binding.
  2. Load the definition of the specified data source.
  3. Loading the driver of the specified data source.
  4. Connect to the specified data source.
  5. Disconnect from the data source.


By running this utility, you can detect data source configuration problems and get a better idea of the point where the error occurs.

The complete syntax for this utility is as follows:
$ nav_util check [-b <binding-name>] datasource(<datasource-name>])

Where:
  • binding-name: An optional binding name to use. If omitted, the default binding ‘NAV’ is used.
  • datasource-name: The name of the data source to check.