Installing plug-ins into the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit for a single user

Use the Eclipse Update Manager or the Eclipse Marketplace to install and update plug-ins that are provided by other software vendors into the IBM® App Connect Enterprise Toolkit for a single user.

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You can install plug-ins in the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit by using options that are available on the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit Help menu:

  • Select Help > Marketplace to access the Eclipse Marketplace, where you can browse or search for plug-ins to install.

    For more information, see the Eclipse Marketplace User Guide that is included with the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit help system and that is also available from the Eclipse.org website at the following link: http://wiki.eclipse.org/EPP/MPC/User_Guide.

  • Select Help > Check for Updates to search for updates to your installed plug-ins or Help > Install New Software to select or enter the URL of an update site where you can select plug-ins to install.

    For more information, see the Updating and installing software topics in the Workbench User Guide that is included with the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit help system and that is also available from the Eclipse.org website at the following link: http://help.eclipse.org/juno/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user/tasks/tasks-129.htm.

  • Windows platform Depending on your Windows environment, when you install plug-ins into the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit, you might need to start the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit by right clicking it in the Start menu and then selecting Run as administrator. For more information, see The plug-in repository cannot be found when you are installing a plug-in into the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit.