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Packaging Custom Activities Into a Custom Palette

TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks allows you to create custom palettes that provide a convenient way to package custom activities and other resources for distribution to potential users.

To package a custom activity into a custom palette, perform the following procedure:

1.	Create one or more custom palettes to hold the custom activities. To create a custom palette, perform the following procedure:

a.	Select Palettes > My Palettes > New Palette from the TIBCO Designer menu.

b.	In the dialog that appears, specify a name for the custom palette. For example:

c.	The custom palette appears in the My Palettes tab of the palettes panel.

2.	Drag and drop your Custom Activity resources into your custom palette.

3.	Save the project.

To distribute a custom palette, perform the following procedure:

1.	Locate the file(s) containing the custom palette(s). By default, custom palette files are stored in the location specified in the User Palette Directory field of the General User Preferences dialog. The file extension of the custom palette files is .mypalette.

2.	Copy the .mypalette file(s) to the custom palette directory on the machines you wish to use the custom palette.

You may wish to create an installation program that performs this step so that users can easily install the custom palettes you have created.

3.	Start TIBCO Designer and click the My Palettes tab to see the custom palette. If TIBCO Designer is already running, choose Palettes>My Palettes>Reload Palettes from the menu to retrieve the new custom palette.

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