Installing Plug-ins Using BusinessWorks Plug-ins Manager

TIBCO BusinessWorks™ Container Edition plug-ins can be installed from within TIBCO Business Studio™ for BusinessWorks™ using BusinessWorks Plug-ins Manager.

The TIBCO BusinessWorks Plug-ins Manager provides you to select various plug-ins in a simplified manner.

Prerequisites

The software package must be available on the update site, http://update.tibco.com/eclipse/bw/<version> (where the version at the end of the address reflects the version of TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ which is equivalent to the version of TIBCO BusinessWorks Container Edition you are using. For example, http://update.tibco.com/eclipse/bw/6.5.

Procedure

  1. Start TIBCO Business Studio for BusinessWorks.
    Platform Step
    Microsoft Windows Click Start > All Programs > TIBCO > TIBCO_HOME > TIBCO Business Studio <version> > Studio for Designers
    Linux or macOS Run the TIBCO Business Studio for BusinessWorks executable file located at TIBCO_HOME/studio/<version>/eclipse.
  2. Open the TIBCO BusinessWorks Plug-ins Manager in one of the following ways:
    • From the menu bar, select Help > BusinessWorks Plug-ins Manager.
    • When a process is open, in the Palette section (right pane), click the Plug-ins Manager icon
    The TIBCO BusinessWorks Plug-ins Manager dialog box opens, listing all available plug-ins.
  3. In the TIBCO BusinessWorks Plug-ins Manager dialog box, select one or more plug-ins that you want to install, and then click Install.
    The list of plug-ins is displayed based on your selection of options on the Options tab.
  4. In the Install wizard, perform the following steps:
    1. On the Install page, confirm that the required plug-ins are selected for installation and click Next.
    2. On the Install Details page, review the plug-in details and click Next.
    3. To continue, accept the terms of agreement and click Finish.

What to do next

Restart TIBCO Business Studio for BusinessWorks to verify the installed plug-ins.