Very often when developing Oracle ADF in Oracle JDeveloper 12c, one needs to connect to a database.
Depending on the Oracle Database version you are trying to connect to, you will sometimes hit the following bug/error (in my case Oracle Database XE)
The solution to this is to use a timezone supported by the database. This can be done
by setting the TZ environment variable. When TZ is set, its value will be used
rather than the operating system default timezone. You can find the solution forSQL
Developer/Data Modeler in the Oracle Community here
The workaround is to set the connection property oracle.jdbc.timezoneAsRegion to "false". This reverts to the old style of session timezone behavior.
-Right-click the connection, and select “Properties”
- Select “JDBC Parameters…”
- -Click “Green plus sign” to add a parameter.
- -If “oracle.jdbc.timezoneAsRegion” is not available in the “Name”drop-down list. You can type in the “Name”, and enter the “Value” as “false”
-Click “Ok” to accept the changes, and this will take you back to the “Edit Database Properties”.
- - Click “Test Connection”, and this should get a “Success!”
