Packaging as an update site
Create an installation site for
Web page distribution of the user-defined node projects that includes
or references other projects or plug-ins. You can either create a
new update site, or use an existing one.
To package your user-defined node projects so that they are
available in the environment of the user, complete the following tasks:
- Right-click the project that you want to package, select Package. The Package and Distribute User-Defined Nodes wizard
opens.
- Select Installation package. You can either create a new installation site or use an existing
installation site in the workspace.
- To create a new installation site:
- Select Create a new package, and in the Create
a new package field, enter a name for the package. If
a project with that name exists in the workspace, you are asked if
you want to delete the project so that you can continue with packaging.
- Click Next.
- Optional: Select any projects and plug-ins that you want to include
in your package:
- The top section shows the user-defined node projects that are
available in your workspace. Select the projects that you want to
include in your package.
- The bottom section shows all the Eclipse plug-ins that the selected
user-defined node projects require. IBM® Integration Toolkit built-in plug-ins that have
a plug-in identifier that starts with com.ibm.etools.mft are
not shown. The Eclipse plug-ins that are required are a combination
of the following plug-ins:
- All Eclipse plug-ins that are listed as the dependency plug-ins
in the plug-in manifest for the user-defined node project
- All Eclipse plug-ins that contributed user-defined nodes that
are being used by one of your selected user-defined node projects
- Click Next.
- Optional: Further customize your user-defined node package by
adding in any detailed information that you want to include. Click Next.
- Click Finish. When you click Finish,
the selected user-defined node project and its dependent user-defined
node projects in the workspace are packaged into an Eclipse feature,
and an Eclipse Update Site is built. The Eclipse feature and Eclipse
update site project use the name that you have given to the package
appended with .feature or .site.
Any space in the package name is replaced by a dot (.).
- The Distribution window opens. To save the
instructions to the clipboard, click Save the instruction
above to clip board.
- To select a destination for your user-defined node package, in
the "Web distribution" section, click Copy
project Your project name. . The "Copy
package" window opens. Select the location, click OK.
- To use an existing installation site you must have already
created an installation site.
- Select Update user-defined nodes in an existing package,
select an installation site from the list. Click Finish.
When you click Finish, the selected user-defined
node project and its dependent user-defined node projects in the workspace
are packaged into an Eclipse feature, and an Eclipse Update Site is
built. The Eclipse feature and Eclipse update site project use the
name that you have given to the package appended with .feature or .site.
Any space in the package name is replaced by a dot (.).
- The Distribution window opens. To save the
instructions to the clipboard, click Save the instruction
above to clip board.
- To select a destination for your user-defined node package, in
the "Web distribution" section, click Copy
project Your project name. . The "Copy
package" window opens. Select the location, click OK.
Last updated Friday, 21 July 2017