From time to time, upgrade and patch versions of <oXygen/> XML Author are released to provide enhancements that rectify problems, improve functionality and the general efficiency of the application.
This section explains the procedure for upgrading <oXygen/> XML Author while preserving any personal configuration settings and customizations.
Procedure 2.8. Upgrade Procedure
Uninstall the <oXygen/> XML Author plugin (see Uninstall procedure).
Follow the Installation instructions.
Restart the Eclipse platform.
Start the <oXygen/> XML Author plugin to ensure that the application can start and that your license is recognized by the upgrade installation.
If you are upgrading to a major version, for example from 8.2 to 9.0, then you will need to enter the new license text into the registration dialog that is shown when the application starts.
Select → -> Plug-In Development -> Target Platform and next to the list entry you should see the version number of the newest installed plugin. If the previous version was 8.2.0, the list entry should now contain 9.0.0.