Installing the Plug-in by Using TIBCO BusinessWorks Plug-ins Manager

You can install ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Plug-in Development Kit from within TIBCO Business Studio for BusinessWorks by using TIBCO BusinessWorks Plug-ins Manager.

Prerequisites

To install the plug-in by using the plug-ins manager, you must have version 6.7.0 or later of ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks.

The software package must be available on the update site: http://update.tibco.com/eclipse/bw/<version>.

Here the version at the end of the address reflects the version of ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks you are using. For example, http://update.tibco.com/eclipse/bw/6.7.

Procedure

  1. To start TIBCO Business Studio for BusinessWorks perform the steps for the platforms that are applicable to your plug-in.
    All the platforms might not be applicable to your plug-in. For the list of platforms supported by your plug-in, see the readme file.
    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 in the TIBCO_HOME/studio/<version>/eclipse directory.
  2. Open TIBCO BusinessWorks Plug-ins Manager in one of the following ways:
    • On the menu bar, click 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 the plug-ins available on the public update site.

    To open the documentation of a plug-in, on the plug-in tile, click the View documentation icon or right-click and select the relevant option.
  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 that the plug-in is installed successfully.