Generating an Installer

BusinessWorks Plug-in Development Kit can package a created plug-in as a P2 update site.

Procedure

Open the BusinessWorks Plug-in Development Kit wizard in one of the following ways:
- From the menu, click File > New > Create a new or modify a BusinesssWorks Plug-in project.
- On the toolbar, click .
- Press Alt+T.
In the Get Started dialog, Click Build an Update Site for a BW6 Palette.
In the BW6 Plug-in Information dialog, provide the information for Plug-in Properties File.
Click Browse to locate the bw6_devkit_configuration.properties file that is located in the created project folder.
The paths for Model Project Path, Design Project Path, Runtime Project Path, and Output Location will be automatically selected. You can change the path for all of them. But it is recommended, not to change the paths.
Click Finish to package the plug-in.

The following folders and scripts are generated in the output folder:

The doc folder contains a documentation template generated according to the created palette and activity. You can update this template and use it as the online help for the created activities. See Creating Documentation for more details.
The ePass folder contains the bwce runtime zip file for the plug-in which you have created.
The exportedFeatures folder contains the bundles that the newly added source build produces.
Note: These files can be used for troubleshooting purposes only.
The p2Installer folder contains a P2 update site.
You can use this installer to install the created palette in TIBCO Business Studio by using Eclipse Update Manager.
The installation and uninstallation scripts for palette runtime: rinstall.sh, rinstall.bat, runinstall.sh, and runinstall.bat