Editing a Plug-in

You can update the activity attributes and schema, delete an activity, and add new activities.

Before editing a plug-in, see Merging Code for more details about how BusinessWorks Plug-in Development Kit merges the code.

    Procedure
  1. Open TIBCO Business Studio in one of the following ways:
    Microsoft Windows: click Start > All Programs > TIBCO > TIBCO_HOME > TIBCO Business Studio version_number > Studio for Designers.
    Linux: run the TIBCO Business Studio executable located in the TIBCO_HOME/studio/version_number/eclipse directory.
    Mac OS: run the TIBCO Business Studio executable located in the TIBCO_HOME/studio/version_number/eclipse directory.
  2. 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 BW Plug-in Project.
    On the toolbar, click Create a new or modify BW Plug-in Project.
    Press Alt+T.
  3. Click Edit a BW6 Palette.
  4. In the Define Activities, Process Starters and Signal-In dialog box, click Browse next to the Plug-in Properties File field to locate the bw6_devkit_configuration.properties file that contains the plug-in configurations.
    The bw6_devkit_configuration.properties file is located in the project folder of the plug-in.
    The activities of the plug-in are displayed in the Define Activities, Process Starters and Signal-In dialog box.

  5. Click Edit to update an activity.
    See Editing an Activity for more details.
  6. Click Delete to delete an activity.
    See Deleting an Activity or more details.
  7. In the Name field, enter a name of the activity to be added and select an activity type, and then click Go to configure the activity.
    See Adding and Configuring Activities for more details.
  8. Click Finish to generate activities.
  9. To add business logic, see Adding Business Logic.