CentraSite 10.7 | CentraSite Developer's Guide | Setting Up CentraSite Eclipse Plug-ins | Installing CentraSite Plug-ins in Your Own Eclipse Environment
 
Installing CentraSite Plug-ins in Your Own Eclipse Environment
*To install the CentraSite plug-ins in your own Eclipse Environment
1. CentraSite plug-ins require the Eclipse SDK. If you want to use CentraSite Reporting, download the Eclipse IDE for Java and Report Developers and select an integrated package that contains both the required Eclipse software and BIRT.
If you do not want to use CentraSite Reporting, you can download the Eclipse IDE for Java Developers. Software AG recommends using the same Eclipse version that Software AG Designer uses.
2. Install a supported JRE as listed in System Requirements for Software AG Products.
3. Start Eclipse.
4. Go to the menu entry Help and click the option to install software.
5. In the Available Software dialog, select Add or Add Site.
6. In the Add Repository dialog, click Archive.
7. Go to the <Software AG_directory>/Designer/updates directory, select com.softwareag.common.zip, click Open and then click OK.
If you need a language pack, install it using the same method.
8. On the Add Repository dialog, click Archive.
9. Go to the <Software AG_directory>/Designer/updates directory, select CentraSiteUpdateSite.zip, click Open and then click OK.
If you need a language pack, install it using the same method.
10. The Available Software dialog lists the CentraSite plug-ins under SOA Governance. Click Select All and then click Next.
11. Accept the terms of the license agreements and click Finish.
12. Restart Eclipse.
13. Test the installation as follows:
a. Go to File > New > Project > Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools > Report Project and create a report project.
b. Go to File > New > Report and open the Report Design perspective.
c. Open the view Report Design > Data Explorer. Right-click Data Sources and then click New Data Source. The dialog box lists the CentraSite data sources you can use to create the XQuery for generating CentraSite reports (that is, CentraSite and CentraSite XQuery).
d. Select CentraSite XQuery. Use the default data source name and click Next. Connection information about the CentraSite data source appears.
14. Install fixes in your Eclipse environment as follows:
Note:
Before installing fixes in your Eclipse environment, you have to install all the fixes in your existing Software AG Designer installation.
a. Go to File > Import > Install > From Existing Installation and click Next.
b. In the Import from Application dialog box, browse to the Eclipse plug-ins in your Software AG Designer installation that contains the latest fixes and click Next. The Eclipse plug-ins are located at <Software AG_directory>/Designer/eclipse.
c. Select CentraSite Eclipse Plug-Ins and CentraSite Reporting Tools from the list displayed and install them.