Introduction
Welcome to the User Manual of Oxygen XML Author 26.1
Getting Started
Information and resources to help you get started using Oxygen XML Author as quickly as possible
Installation
The requirements and installation instructions for each platform
Configuration
Description of all of the options that allow you to configure Oxygen XML Author
Perspectives
The Editor and Database perspectives
Editing Modes
The Text, Grid, and Author editing modes
Working With Documents
General information about features available when working with documents
Editing Supported Document Types
Details about the various types of supported documents and their unique editing features
Built-in Frameworks (Document Types)
The editing frameworks that are supported in Oxygen XML Author
Additional XML Editing Frameworks (Document Types)
The custom frameworks that are supported in Oxygen XML Author
Publishing
Details about transformation scenarios and customizing various types of output
Working with XPath Expressions
Information about using XPath Expressions in Oxygen XML Author
Working with Archives
Describes how to use the Archive Browser to work with various type of archives
Databases and SharePoint
Connecting to supported databases and integrating Oxygen XML Author with SharePoint
- Working with Databases
- Integration with Microsoft SharePoint
Importing Data
Information about how to import data from external sources into XML documents
Framework and Author Mode Customization
Tutorials and details about customizing frameworks and the visual Author editing mode
Extending Oxygen With the SDK
Information about extending Oxygen XML Author using the SDK
Add-ons
Information about extending Oxygen XML Author with add-ons
Tools
Specifics about the various tools that are included in Oxygen XML Author
Troubleshooting
A compilation of common problems and their solutions
DITA Authoring
A guide to help content authors who create and publish DITA content
Scripting Oxygen
Details about the scripting possibilities that are available with Oxygen XML Author
Glossary
Copyright
Legal information

How to Configure an eXist Connection Using the Built-in Wizard

To configure a connection for an eXist database using the dedicated Create eXist-db XML connection wizard, follow these steps:

Open the Preferences dialog box (Options > Preferences), go to Data Sources and click the Create eXist-db XML connection link.
Enter your connection details in the connection wizard and click OK.
Important: To create an eXist connection using this wizard, Oxygen XML Author expects the exist/webstart/exist.jnlp path to be accessible at the provided Host and Port.
Attention: The connection details dialog box has a Libraries path where it will download JAR libraries from the eXist server. If you are using Oxygen XML Author version 25.0 or older with eXist version 6.2.0 or newer and the final connection to the server does not work, you need to remove all libraries with the pattern log4j-*.jar from the folder of downloaded libraries because they may interfere with the logging in Oxygen XML Author.
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.

Attention: Oxygen XML Author has been tested to work with the latest stable eXist version (version 6). It might work with previous eXist versions, but they have not been tested and cannot be guaranteed to be compatible.