Installing the Eclipse Plugins

To install the Eclipse plugins, follow these steps:

  1. Start Eclipse (version 3.7.2 or higher).
  2. Go to Help > Install New Software.
  3. Click the Add button next to the Work with drop-down menu.
  4. On the Add Repository dialog, click Archive and browse to the EA Integration.repository.zip file in the Bin folder in your install directory.
  5. Add a meaningful name, for example EAInstall and click OK.
  6. Select the checkbox in front of Enterprise Analyzer Access and click Next.
  7. Make sure Enterprise Analyzer Access appears in the list of items to be installed and click Next.
  8. Read the license text and click I accept the terms of the license agreement.
  9. Click Finish and when prompted, restart Eclipse.
  10. You may not see the plugins in your perspective automatically. If this is the case, go to Window > Show View > Other.
  11. Under Micro Focus, select Clipper View and click Open.
  12. Do the same for the Search Assistant plugin.
  13. They appear as tabbed views in the bottom right part of the IDE.
Note: The Search Assistant plugin requires a connection to an Enterprise Analyzer workspace. Follow these steps to set up a workspace for use with the Search Assistant plugin.
  1. Open Enterprise Analyzer Administration and select Configure Web Service from the Administer menu.
  2. Click Add, select your workspace .rwp file and click Open. The workspace that is checked as the default will be the workspace that is used with the Search Assistant plugin.
  3. Click Save. The Search Assistant plugin will now perform the searches and queries for the assigned workspace.
Parent topic: Enterprise Analyzer