Configuring Eclipse iWay Explorer

In this section:

Eclipse Plugin iWay Explorer can be embedded in the open source Eclipse development environment using iWay Integration Tools for Eclipse. In addition to iWay Explorer, these tools allow you to start and stop Service Manager and view schemas within Eclipse.

Note: Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.6 or higher is required.
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Installing iWay Integration Tools for Eclipse

For the Eclipse rich client (standalone) iWay Explorer, proceed to Using Eclipse iWay Explorer.

For the Eclipse plugin iWay Explorer, Eclipse 3.4 or higher must be installed and configured on your system. Earlier Eclipse releases are not supported. You can download Eclipse from: 

http://www.eclipse.org/

Note: You can embed iWay Integration Tools into Eclipse, using the Eclipse update manager as explained in the following procedure. The update manager makes it easy to add additional features and plug-ins to an Eclipse based product. You can also manually embed the tools by unzipping the iWay60\etc\setup\iweclipse.zip file into the Eclipse installation directory.
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Procedure: How to Install iWay Integration Tools for Eclipse
  1. Open Eclipse.

    Note: If Eclipse is already open, ensure any active projects have been saved.

  2. On the Help menu, select Software Updates.

    The Software Updates and Add-ons window opens.

  3. Go to Available Software and click the Add Site button.

    The Add Site window opens.

  4. Type the following location: 
    C:\Program Files\iWay60\etc\setup\eclipse
  5. Click the Installed button. A progress window opens and displays a message that requirements and dependencies are being calculated. Then a window opens with information about the iWay Integration Tools version to be upgraded.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Review the license agreement, and if you agree, then select the I accept ... radio button and click Next.
  8. Click Finish.

    When the installation completes, you must restart Eclipse.

  9. Click Yes to restart Eclipse.
  10. When Eclipse restarts, you are asked for the work space location again. Enter the following location and click OK. 
    C:\Program Files\iWay60\etc\setup\eclipse
  11. Select the Window menu and choose Show View and then Other.

    The Show View dialog opens.

  12. Expand iWay Integration Tools and select iWay Explorer and Complex Properties.
  13. Click OK.

    An iWay Explorer tab appears in Eclipse.
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Using Eclipse iWay Explorer

Using the Eclipse iWay Explorer is the same whether you run the plugin or rich client version.
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Procedure: How to Access Eclipse iWay Explorer
  1. Start Eclipse, open a project, and select the iWay Explorer tab.

    Initially, no connections are defined. You must define a connection between iWay Explorer and an iWay component such as Service Manager or Servlet iBSP.

  2. Click the new iWay connection button (the blue shield) to define a connection.

  3. Select iWay Configuration and click Next.
  4. Name the connection.

    For Service Manager or Servlet iBSP, this is your choice.

  5. Specify the Connection Type.

    For Service Manager or Servlet iBSP, choose HTTP Connection.

  6. Click Next.
  7. Enter the connection information if the default is not correct.
    • For Service Manager, the URL is the Service Manager hostname and SOAP port, for example:
    http://hostname:9000

    where:

     hostname 

    Is the hostname where iWay is installed. Use the actual hostname and not localhost.

    If you changed the default SOAP port, substitute accordingly. You can click the Local Connection button to see the default.

    • For Servlet iBSP, the URL depends on your application server port and is normally:
    http://hostname:port/ibse/IBSEServlet

    where:

     hostname 

    Is the hostname of the application server machine. Use the actual hostname and not localhost.

     port 

    Is the HTTP port for your application server.

  8. Click Next.
  9. Check or uncheck the adapters you wish to appear and click Finish.

    You connection appears in the iWay Explorer tab. You can expand it to see adapters and Web services. Double click Application Explorer to see service adapters and double click Event Explorer to see event adapters. To configure an adapter, right-click it and select Add Target.

    The available adapters vary depending on which version of iWay you install and which files are in the iWay60\lib directory. If your adapter requires third party drivers or libraries, they must be in the lib directory or your adapter may not appear. See Preparing Adapters for information on required files.

For more information on using Eclipse iWay Explorer, see the Eclipse documentation available from iWay Software.

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