Accessing the Cloud FTL Palette

The Cloud FTL palette is a separate connector, which must be installed after you have installed the TIBCO Business Studio™ for BusinessWorks™. Download the connector binaries from http://update.tibco.com/eclipse/bw/<BW_version> site.

Follow the instructions in the "Installation" topic under Connectors for TIBCO Business Studio™ for BusinessWorks™ section for instructions to install the connector. In the Available Software dialog, select TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks(TM) Plug-in for FTL <plug-in_version> as shown below:

 

Note: The TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ Plug-in for FTL <plug-in_version> contains the binaries for both the TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ Plug-in for FTL® and TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ Plug-in for Cloud FTL. You must configure TIBCO Business Studio™ for BusinessWorks™ in order to display the Cloud FTL palette.

Configuring TIBCO Business Studio™ for BusinessWorks™ to Display the Cloud FTL Palette

After installing the TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ Plug-in for Cloud FTL connector, follow these steps to configure TIBCO Business Studio™ for BusinessWorks™ to display the Cloud FTL palette:

If you have an existing project, follow these steps:

  1. In TIBCO Business Studio™ for BusinessWorks™ right-click the project name.
  2. Select Configure > Configure Deployment Target.
  3. Select only the Tibco Cloud deployment target.
    Important: Make sure that no other deployment targets are selected other than Tibco Cloud.
  4. Click OK.
The Cloud FTL palette should now appear in the palettes pane.

If you are creating a new project, select only the Tibco Cloud deployment target in the following dialog:

Important: Make sure that no other deployment targets are selected other than Tibco Cloud.

Modifications to Enable an FTL Connection

To enable an FTL connection:

Mac:

  1. Add the following text to the TIBCOBusinessStudio.ini file: -Djava.library.path=<FTL_INSTALL_LOCATION>/ftl/<FTL_VERSION>/lib
  2. Add the following text to the VM arguments: -Djava.library.path=<FTL_INSTALL_LOCATION>/ftl/<FTL_VERSION>/lib
  3. Restart Studio and test connection.

Alternatively, add the following entry to the DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable in the debug configuration: <FTL_INSTALL_LOCATION>/ftl/<FTL_VERSION>/lib

 

Windows:

  1. Open the Run Configuration.
  2. Find the path value in the Environment section.
  3. In the path variable, add a colon after the FTL_HOME/bin value.

    Replace this:

    ${env_var:FTL_HOME}/bin

    With this:

    ${env_var:FTL_HOME}/bin:

  4. Restart Studio and test the connection.