How to Configure an Documentum xDB (X-Hive/DB) 10 Connection
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To configure a connection to a Documentum xDB (X-Hive/DB) 10 database, follow these steps:
Note: The bootstrap type of X-Hive/DB connections is not supported in Oxygen XML Editor. The following procedure explains the xhive:// protocol connection type.
  1. Open the Preferences dialog box (Options > Preferences) and go to 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 drop-down menu.
  5. Enter 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 Run XQuery in read / write session (with committing) checkbox 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.