IBM Using Oracle JDBC driver specific properties through a datasource - United States  TECHNOTE (TROUBLESHOOTING)

PROBLEM(ABSTRACT)
 Properties directly supported by the Oracle JDBC driver that are not part of the JDBC specification cannot be used as a Custom Property in a datasource. 

CAUSE
The Oracle JDBC driver has added support for a new Custom Property under connectionProperties..

RESOLVING THE PROBLEM
The method used with datasources is to set a Custom Property in the datasource as follows: 

Name: connectionProperties 
Value: propertyA=valueA;propertyB=valueB


For example, if you wish to set the property oracle.jdbc.V8Compatible=true, then you would specify the following. 
Name: connectionProperties 
Value: oracle.jdbc.V8Compatible=true




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How to set database specific custom properties in WebSphere Application Server? I am using Websphere Application Server (WAS) v8.5.x with Oracle 11.1 JDBC drivers and I want to set some oracle specific custom properties, when connecting to the database in Websphere Application Server. How to set such specific properties in Websphere Application Server? 
The method used with datasources is to set a Custom Property in the datasource as follows: 

Name: connectionProperties 
Value: propertyA=valueA;propertyB=valueB