Installing the Plug-in Using a Public Update Site

You can install TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Plug-in for BusinessConnect from within TIBCO Business Studio 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 ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks 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 if it has not already been started.
    • On Microsoft Windows, click Start > All Programs > TIBCO > TIBCO_HOME > TIBCO Business Studio version_number > Studio for Designers.
    • On Linux, run the TIBCO Business Studio executable file located in the TIBCO_HOME/studio/version_number/eclipse directory.
  2. From the menu, select Help > Install New Software to open Eclipse Update Manager.
  3. In the Install dialog, enter the URL of the public update site, http://update.tibco.com/eclipse/bw/version, in the Work with field.
    You can save the URL by adding it to the list of available software sites using the TIBCO Business Studio menu Window > Preferences > Install/Update > Available Software Sites.
  4. From the list of available plug-ins, select TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Plug-in for BusinessConnect that 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, review the components that you want to install. Click Next.
  6. In the Review Licenses dialog, review the licenses, and click I accept the terms of the license agreement.
  7. Click Finish to start the installation.

What to do next

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