Installing the plug-ins for Eclipse or Rational Application Developer

Install the plug-ins for your IDE environment from the Build Forge server.

Before you begin

Prerequisites:

About this task

To install the plug-ins, complete this procedure from within your IDE.

Procedure

  1. Select Help > Software Updates > Find and Install.
  2. Click the Search for new features to install radio button, and then click Next. The system displays the Update Sites to Visit dialog.
  3. Click the New Remote Site button. The system displays the New Remote Site dialog.
    1. Enter "Build Forge Update Site" in the name field.
    2. Enter the following update site URL in the URL field, using the hostname of your Management Console computer: http://<console_host_name>/prism/eclipse/updateSite/site.xml.
      • If you are running Eclipse on the same system that Build Forge is running on, you can use localhost as the host name.
      • Include the port number if the console is running on a port other than 80. For example: http://myhostname:11812/prism/eclipse/updateSite/site.xml
    3. Click OK.
  4. In the Update sites to visit dialog, select the Build Forge Update Site check box, and then click Finish.
  5. The system displays a list of available plug-ins in the Search Results dialog. Select all the offered plug-ins, and then click Next.
    Note: The Reflector plug-in requires the Frequency plug-in. It will not run if installed alone.
  6. Read the license agreements, select I accept the terms in the license agreements, and then click Next.
  7. Select the location where you want to install the features. To add a new location, click New Location, then browse to the location you want.
  8. Click Finish.
  9. If a Feature Verification dialog is shown, click Install. The dialog appears because the plug-ins are unsigned features. The dialog is shown once for each feature installed unless you selected Install All.
  10. You are asked to restart Eclipse to make the changes take effect. Click Yes.

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