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Connect Heretto CCMS and Oxygen through WebDAV

You can use Oxygen XML Author and Oxygen XML Editor to edit files hosted in Heretto CCMS. To do that, you need to configure a Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) connection between Heretto CCMS and Oxygen.

The WebDAV connection is required to use Oxygen products with Heretto CCMS.

Once the WebDAV connection is configured, you are ready to open resources hosted in Heretto CCMS through the Oxygen Data Source Explorer interface.

Note:

Editing files through Oxygen makes it impossible for multiple authors and contributors to collaborate in one file simultaneously, which is possible when you work directly in the Heretto CCMS Content Editor.

Generate a Token

You can generate a token and use it for cURL and WebDAV configurations instead of your Heretto CCMS password.

Users who sign in to Heretto CCMS with a Single Sign-On (SSO), must generate a token for for cURL and WebDAV configurations. Users with no SSO configured in the CCMS, can use their password.
  1. Sign in to Heretto CCMS.
  2. In a web browser, navigate to https://your_heretto_ccms_domain/tools/token-management/tokens.xql
    Where: your_heretto_ccms_domain is the domain from which you access Heretto CCMS.
    https://thunderbird.heretto.com/tools/token-management/tokens.xql
  3. In the Token name field, add a meaningful name for the token.

    The name will be visible in the tokens interface.

    Oxygen Webdav Token

  4. Click create token.
  5. Copy the login and password (token) information and keep it in a secure place.
Your token is now active. You can use it for cURL and WebDAV configurations.
Configure a WebDAV Connection between Heretto CCMS and Oxygen

Configure a WebDAV Connection between Heretto CCMS and Oxygen

Connect Heretto CCMS and Oxygen XML Author or Oxygen XML Editor through the WebDAV protocol. A WebDAV connection is required to use Oxygen products with Heretto CCMS.

  • Ensure your Oxygen product is installed in a default location on your computer.

    CAUTION:

    Installing Oxygen in a custom location may result in a failure to connect Heretto CCMS and Oxygen.

  • If you use a Single-Sign On (SSO) solution to sign in to Heretto CCMS, generate a token for use in the password field. See Generate a Token.

  1. In Oxygen, click Window > Show View > Data Source Explorer.
    Figure 1. The Show View menu with the Data Source Explorer Option Highlighted
    The Show View menu with the Data Source Explorer option highlighted
    Figure 2. Data Source Explorer Pane
    Data Source Explorer Pane
  2. In the Data Source Explorer pane, click Configure Database Sources Configure Database Sources.
    Figure 3. Preferences Window
  3. Under Connections, click New new option represented by a blue cross.
    The Connection pop-up screen opens.oxygen webdav connection window
  4. Complete these fields:
    FieldField EntryExample
    NameA meaningful name to identify this connectionHeretto Production Server
    WebDAVYour Heretto CCMS repository URL

    https://your_heretto_ccms_domain/webdav/db/organizations/companyName_from_your_heretto_ccms_domain/repositories

    Example: https://thunderbird.heretto.com/webdav/db/organizations/thunderbird/repositories

    UserYour Heretto CCMS user name (email address)user@companyName.com
    PasswordYour Heretto CCMS password or, for SSO users, your generated tokenpassword
  5. Click OK to close the Connection window.
  6. Click OK again to close the Data Resource Explorer window.

You can now access resources hosted in Heretto CCMS through the Oxygen Data Source Explorer interface.

Invalidate a Token

You can invalidate a token you previously generated for cURL requests or for configuring a WebDAV connection. Once your token is invalidated, your cURL and WebDAV configurations will fail.

  1. Sign in to Heretto CCMS.
  2. In a web browser, navigate to https://your_heretto_ccms_domain/tools/token-management/tokens.xql
    Where: your_heretto_ccms_domain is the domain from which you access Heretto CCMS.
    https://thunderbird.heretto.com/tools/token-management/tokens.xql
  3. Click Invalidate next to the token you no longer need active.
Your token is now inactive. Your CURL requests and WebDAV connections will fail.