How to Configure an Documentum xDb (X-Hive/DB) 10 Connection

The steps for configuring a connection to a Documentum xDb (X-Hive/DB) 10 database are the following.
Note: The bootstrap type of X-Hive/DB connections is not supported in Oxygen XML Author . The following procedure explains the xhive:// protocol connection type.
  1. Go to menu Preferences > Data Sources.
  2. Click the New button in the Connections panel.
  3. Enter a unique name for the connection.
  4. Select one of the previously configured data sources from the Data Source combo box.
  5. Fill-in the connection details.
    1. Set the URL property of the connection in the URL field. If the property is a URL of the form xhive://host:port, the Documentum xDb (X-Hive/DB) 10 connection will attempt to connect to a Documentum xDb (X-Hive/DB) 10 server running behind the specified TCP/IP port.
    2. Set the user name to access the Documentum xDb (X-Hive/DB) 10 engine in the User field.
    3. Set the password to access the Documentum xDb (X-Hive/DB) 10 engine in the Password field.
    4. Set the name of the database to access from the Documentum xDb (X-Hive/DB) 10 engine in the Database field.
    5. Check the checkbox Run XQuery in read / write session (with committing) if you want to end the session with a commit, otherwise the session ends with a rollback.
  6. Click the OK button to finish the connection configuration.