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Symptoms

While testing connectivity to a Data Source Profile, you see the following issueerror:

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Listener refused the connection with the following error: ORA-12505, TNS:listener does not currently know of SID given in connect descriptor

Cause

The database name you supplied provided was incorrect and/, or the listener definition and mapping contains have a different name (SID).

Resolution

Contact your database administrator to obtain the proper SID for the database you are trying to connect to.