Service Name Attribute ServiceName (SN) Purpose The Oracle service name that specifies the database used for the connection. The service name is a string that is the global database name—a name that is comprised of the database name and domain name, for example: sales.us.acme.com The service name is included as part of the Oracle connect descriptor, which is a description of the destination for a network connection. The service name is specified in the CONNECT_DATA parameter of the connect descriptor, for example: (CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=sales.us.acme.com)) In this example, you would specify sales.us.acme.com as the value for the Service Name connection option. Valid Values service_name where: service_name is the description of the destination for a network connection. Notes • This option is mutually exclusive with the SID, Server Name, and TNSNames File options. Default None GUI Tab Figure 1