Installing Oracle® Database Navigator Plug-in from Disk

This topic describes the procedure to install Oracle® Database Navigator using the plug-in archive file.

1. Download the latest version of the Database Navigator plug-in archive file (.ZIP) from the following location: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/1800-database-navigator/versions/stable
   The plug-in is downloaded as a DBN-<version#>.zip folder (for example, DBN-3.6.1.0.zip) on your local workstation.
2. Open IntelliJ IDEA and click the Settings (gear) icon to access the IDE and Project Settings menu options. Alternatively, press Ctrl+Alt+S to directly open the Settings page.
3. From the Settings menu, select Plugins to open the Plugins settings window.
4. From the Plugins settings menu options select Install Plugin from Disk.
   The Choose Plugin File window opens for you to select the archive file downloaded and saved in your local workstation.
5. Select the archive .ZIP folder and click Open.
6. Click OK on the Plugins settings window of the IntelliJ IDEA platform to start the installation process.
   Once the plug-in is successfully installed, the Oracle® Database Navigator plug-in gets listed on the Installed tab of the Plugins settings window.
7. Select Database Navigator from the list of Installed plug-ins tab to view its details such as a product overview, "what's new" information for the latest release, and even user reviews on a separate pane.
8. Click Restart IDE when prompted.
   Oracle® Database Navigator Plug-in is successfully installed in IntelliJ IDEA.