Run and debug the plug-in project

This lesson teaches you how to run and debug the plug-in you created in the previous exercise.

1. In the Package Explorer view, make sure that there are no errors in your Eclipse plug-in project. If there are, follow the little, red X, error icon down through the directories to the source, and correct these errors before proceeding.
2. In the main menu bar, select the drop-down arrow beside the Run button, and select Run Configurations from the menu.
   1. To debug, you would select the down button beside the Debug icon , select Debug Configurations, and follow the rest of the steps.
3. From the left menu, double-click on the Eclipse Application option. A new run configuration opens, this might take a little while to open.
4. Select the Configurations tab from the top tab menu.
5. Mark the checkbox, Clear the configuration area before launching. If this is not set, Developer for z/OS® does not know how to pick up the new plug-ins you developed.
6. Click Apply to save the changes.
7. You can select which plug-ins you have developed to run in the testing workbench. To do this, select the Plug-ins tab from the top menu.
8. In the Launch With dropdown menu, select the option: plug-ins selected below only.
9. In the panel below the dropdown menu will be a list of the various plug-ins associated with Developer for z/OS. Find the directory that is labeled Workspace. Check the plug-ins that you want included in your build. Clear those you do not want to be included in the build.
10. Click Run. This launches a second instance of Developer for z/OS in a testing workspace.
    Note: If you have already started Developer for z/OS in the testing workspace once before, be sure to close it out before you start it again, else you get an error.