Configuring WebDAV Support

The Oxygen XML Web Author includes a plugin that allows you to edit files stored on a WebDAV server.

You can configure your Oxygen XML Web Author instance to access files stored in an existing WebDAV server or use an option to enable a built-in WebDAV server on your local computer.

Configure a WebDAV Plugin Integration

To configure a WebDAV plugin integration, follow this procedure:
  1. Go to your Administration Page.
  2. Select Plugins.
  3. Click the Configure icon next to WebDAV Plugin.
    Step Result: A Plugin configuration dialog box is displayed with the following option:
    • Lock resources on open - Specifies whether or not WebDAV files are automatically locked when they are opened. By default, WebDAV files are automatically locked to prevent anyone using another connection to that WebDAV server from changing the file. To change this behavior, disable this option.
  4. Click Apply to save your changes.

Configure a Built-In WebDAV Server Integration

Oxygen XML Web Author also includes an option to use a built-in WebDAV server that will use a file structure on your local computer. The first time you click the WebDAV icon to open or create a file from your Oxygen XML Web Author Dashboard page, a dialog box will be displayed. This dialog box includes an option to use a built-in WebDAV server that is included with Oxygen XML Web Author. If you use the Use built-in server option, a file structure will be created on your local computer in the following directory: [WEB_AUTHOR_INSTALL_DIR]/tomcat/webapps/oxygen-xml-web-author/webdav-server.

To configure a built-in WebDAV server integration, follow this procedure:
  1. Go to your Administration Page.
  2. Select Plugins.
  3. Click the Configure icon next to WebDAV Server.
    Step Result: A Plugin configuration dialog box is displayed with the following option:
    • Display samples - Specifies whether or not the sample files that are included with Oxygen XML Web Author are displayed in the Samples section on your Oxygen XML Web Author Dashboard page. If you do not want the samples to be available, disable this option. This will remove the Samples section from your Dashboard.
  4. Click Apply to save your changes.

If you use an external WebDAV server, or if you do not use the WebDAV support at all, you can disable the built-in WebDAV server by disabling the WebDAV Server plugin.