Installing the Plug-in by Using Eclipse Update Site

TIBCO BusinessWorks™ Container Edition plug-ins can be installed from within TIBCO Business Studio™ for BusinessWorks™ using the public update site maintained by TIBCO.

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. Typically, the package name has the format <plugin_name>_<version>_p2installer.zip.

Procedure

  1. Start TIBCO Business Studio for BusinessWorks if it has not already been started.
    • On Microsoft Windows, click Start > All Programs > TIBCO > TIBCO_HOME > TIBCO Business Studio <version> > Studio for Designers.
    • On Linux or macOS, run the TIBCO Business Studio for BusinessWorks executable located in the TIBCO_HOME/studio/<version>/eclipse directory.
  2. From the menu, select Help > Install New Software to open Eclipse Update Manager.
    The Install wizard is displayed.
  3. In the Install dialog box, enter the URL of the public update site, http://update.tibco.com/eclipse/bw/<version>, in the Work with field, for example, http://update.tibco.com/eclipse/bw/6.5.
    You can save the URL by adding it to the list of available software sites using the TIBCO Business Studio for BusinessWorks menu Window > Preferences > Install/Update > Available Software Sites.
  4. From the list of available plug-ins, select the plug-in you want to install. Click Next.
    Note: You can select more than one plug-in from the list to install multiple plug-ins at the same time.
  5. In the Install Details dialog box, review the components you want to install. Click Next.
  6. In the Review Licenses dialog box, review the licenses, and click I accept the terms of the license agreement.
  7. To start the installation, click Finish.

What to do next

After installing the software, restart TIBCO Business Studio for BusinessWorks. This restart is necessary for the software to install completely.