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How to Configure a SharePoint Connection

By default, Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin contains built-in data source drivers for SharePoint. Use this data source to create a connection to a SharePoint server that will be available in the Data Source Explorer view.

There are two types of possible SharePoint connections:
  • SharePoint Online - A new implementation that uses the SharePoint REST API v.2 and it supports OAuth credentials (access tokens). If you need authentication, you must use this type of integration.
  • SharePoint - The older implementation that was implemented using SharePoint Web Services (now deprecated) and it does NOT support OAuth credentials (access tokens).

SharePoint Online Connection

To configure a SharePoint connection, follow these steps:
  1. Open the Preferences dialog box , go to Data Sources. Select SharePoint Online in the Data Sources pane and in the Connections pane, click the New button.
  2. Enter a unique name for the connection.
  3. Make sure SharePoint Online is selected in the Data Source combo box.
  4. Enter the Tenant URL for your SharePoint repository and click OK.
Note: If you are still logged in when you close Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin, the authentication persists the next time the application is started. If, for some reason, the authentication fails to recover the access token, an error is displayed in the Results pane at the bottom of the application. If this happens, you need to re-authenticate Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin.

SharePoint Connection (Older Version)

To configure a SharePoint connection, follow these steps:
  1. Open the Preferences dialog box , go to Data Sources. Select SharePoint Online in the Data Sources pane and in the Connections pane, click the New button.
  2. Enter a unique name for the connection.
  3. Make sure SharePoint is selected in the Data Source combo box.
  4. Fill-in the connection details:
    1. Enter the SharePoint URL for your SharePoint repository.
    2. Set the server domain in the Domain field. If you are using a SharePoint 365 account, leave this field empty.
    3. Set the user name to access the SharePoint repository in the User field.
    4. Set the password to access the SharePoint repository in the Password field.
  5. Click OK.