ORA-12505: TNS:listener does not currently know of SID given in connect descriptor

can connect to the current SID by using sqlplus but I cannot connect to it by using jdbc with the following url:

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jdbc:oracle:thin:@aHost:1521:theSID
Resolution:
if Oracle Data Rack used, Service Name and URL must be used instead of SID and server name.


jdbc:oracle:thin:@//aHost:1521/theServiceName