Applying plug-ins to IBM MQ Explorer
You can either run a plug-in with IBM® MQ Explorer from the Eclipse workbench, or apply updates from a plug-in to IBM MQ Explorer permanently.
To run plug-ins with IBM MQ Explorer from the Eclipse
workbench, complete the following steps:
- Select the plug-in from the Package Explorer.
- Click
A new Eclipse workbench opens.
. - In the new Eclipse workbench, open the IBM MQ Explorer perspective.
- In the Explorer preferences section, select the "Enable plug-ins" page and enable the relevant sample plug-in or plug-ins.
To permanently apply updates to IBM MQ Explorer provided by
a plugin, complete the following steps:
- With a file browser, find the plug-in file that provides the functionality extensions to IBM MQ Explorer.
- Copy the plug-in file, and paste it into
MQExplorer\eclipse\dropins
within your IBM MQ installation directory. For example, on Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ\ or /opt/mqm on Linux® x86-64 platforms. - Restart IBM MQ Explorer.