Cannot connect to a pluggable database via IDE

Question

I have an Oracle XE database on computer1.

When I try to connect to it via sqlplus from computer2, it works fine, for both cdb and pdb connections; e.g.:

rlwrap sqlplus timon@//192.168.0.115:9121/xepdb1                                                                                  

SQL*Plus: Release 21.0.0.0.0 - Production on Tue Jun 21 09:40:00 2022
Version 21.6.0.0.0

Copyright (c) 1982, 2022, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

Enter password: 
Last Successful login time: Tue Jun 21 2022 09:39:11 +03:00

Connected to:
Oracle Database 18c Express Edition Release 18.0.0.0.0 - Production
Version 18.4.0.0.0

SQL> 

When I try to connect to it via DataGrip IDE:

• I can connect to container database with username "sys as sysdba"
• I cannot connect to pluggable database xepdb1. Settings are following:

Error is following:

How can I fix it?

Answer 1

In order to connect to a pluggable database, you need to specify the SERVICE_NAME for it (forslash notation '/XEPDB1'), so you will have to specify database type "Oracle Database" and not "Oracle SID" (colon notation ':XEPDB1') in the DataGrip IDE.

Best of luck!