When you install the Rational® Functional Tester product
package, you can choose to extend an Eclipse integrated development
environment (IDE) already installed on your computer by adding the
functions that the Rational Functional Tester package
contains.
The Rational Functional Tester package
that you install using IBM® Installation Manager is
bundled with a version of the Eclipse IDE or workbench; this bundled
workbench is the base platform for providing the functionality in
the Installation Manager package.
However, if you have an existing Eclipse IDE on your workstation,
then you have the option to extend it, that is, add to the
IDE the additional functionality provided in the Rational Functional Tester package.
To extend an existing Eclipse IDE, in the Location
page of the Install Packages wizard, select the
Extend
an existing Eclipse IDE option.
Important: To
enable users who do not have Administrator privileges to work with Rational Functional Tester in
the Windows® Vista operating system, do not install
Eclipse inside the Program Files directory (C:\Program Files\).
You might extend your existing Eclipse IDE, for example, because
you want to gain the functionality provided in the Rational Functional Tester package,
but you also want to have the preferences and settings in your current
IDE when you work with the functionality from the Rational Functional Tester package.
You also might want to work with plug-ins that you have installed
that already extend the Eclipse IDE.
Your existing Eclipse IDE must be version 3.4.2 for the latest
updates from eclipse.org to be extended. Installation Manager checks
that the Eclipse instance you specify meets the requirements for the
installation package.
Note: You might need to update your Eclipse version
in order to install updates to Rational Functional Tester.
Refer to the update release documentation for information on changes
to the prerequisite Eclipse version.