How to Configure an IBM DB2 Connection
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The support to create an IBM DB2 connection is available in the Enterprise edition only.

To configure a connection to an IBM DB2 server, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Preferences dialog box (Options > Preferences) and go to Data Sources.
  2. In the Connections panel, click the New button.

    The dialog box for configuring a database connection is displayed.

    Figure: Connection Configuration Dialog Box

  3. Enter a unique name for the connection.
  4. Select an IBM DB2 data source in the Data Source drop-down menu.
  5. Enter the connection details.
    1. Enter the URL to the installed IBM DB2 engine.
    2. Enter the user name to access the IBM DB2 engine.
    3. Enter the password to access the IBM DB2 engine.
  6. Click the OK button to finish the configuration of the database connection.

To watch our video demonstration about running XQuery against an IBM DB2 Pure XML database, go to https://www.oxygenxml.com/demo/DB2.html.