Creating Plug-Ins

Extensions to MDWorkbench Server are created using Eclipse plug-ins.

As a prerequisite to developing MDWorkbench Server extensions, you need to get familiar with plug-in development:

1. Within Eclipse, click Help > Help Contents
2. Navigate to Plug-in Development Environment Guide

Here are the step to create a plug-in to extend MDWorkbench Server:

1. Click File > New Project..., select Plug-In Project and follow the wizard steps.
2. Edit the plug-in Manifest file: <myPlugIn>/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
3. Select the Dependencies tab and add required plug-ins. Refer to the documentation of the extension you intend to create for more details.
4. Select the Extensions tab and add extensions declaration. Refer to the documentation of the extension you intend to create for more details.
5. Save the updated Manifest file.

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