Configuring an eXist Database Connection

There are two ways to configure the support for an eXist database:

1. Use the dedicated Create eXist-db XML connection connection wizard.
   1. Open the Preferences dialog box , go to Data Sources and click the Create eXist-db XML connection link.
   2. Enter your connection details in the connection wizard and click OK.

      Important

      To create an eXist connection using this wizard, Oxygen XML Editor plugin expects the exist/webstart/exist.jnlp path to be accessible at the provided Host and Port.
   3. To view your connection, go to the Data Source Explorer view (if the view is not displayed, it can be opened from the Window ⇒ Show View menu) or switch to the Database Perspective (available from Window ⇒ Open Perspective ⇒ Database).
2. Use the Data Sources preferences page to configure your connection.
   1. Configure eXist Data Source drivers.
   2. Configure an eXist Connection.
   3. To view your connection, go to the Data Source Explorer view (if the view is not displayed, it can be opened from the Window ⇒ Show View menu) or switch to the Database Perspective (available from Window ⇒ Open Perspective ⇒ Database).