Database Support
Categories of databases
We have two categories of databases:
- XML: eXist
- Relational: Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, DB2
NOTE: As of Orbeon Forms 4.4, the implementation of relational support is common to all databases. There used to be separate implementation for each relational database.
Feature matrix
| Feature | eXist | Oracle | MySQL | SQL Server | PostgreSQL | DB2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form controls and layouts including repeated grids and sections | Y | Y | Y | Y4 | Y6 | Y1 |
| Versioning | N | Y3 | Y3 | Y4 | Y6 | Y3 |
| Owner/group-based permissions | Y6 | Y2 | Y1 | Y4 | Y6 | Y1 |
| Autosave | N | Y2 | Y1 | Y4 | Y6 | Y1 |
| Flat view | N/A | Y | N | N | Y6 | Y5 |
| Orbeon Forms PE support | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Orbeon Forms CE support | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N |
- Since Orbeon Forms 4.3.
- Since Orbeon Forms 4.4.
- Since Orbeon Forms 4.5.
- Since Orbeon Forms 4.6.
- Since Orbeon Forms 4.7.
- Since Orbeon Forms 4.8.
Third-party implementations
A third-party MarkLogic persistence layer for Orbeon Form Runner is available. As of 2015-03-02, this does not support versioning and owner/group-based permissions. Also please note that this is currently not officially supported by Orbeon.