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

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 Developer. 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 a previously configured data source 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. Select 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.
  7. To view your connection, go to the Data Source Explorer view (if the view is not displayed, it can be opened by selecting it from the Window > Show View menu) or switch to the Database perspective.