Using Custom Plug-ins

The following is a procedure about how to use the custom plug-ins.

    Procedure
  1. Install the plug-in if it is not installed.
  2. Navigate to the TIBCO_HOME/bwce/palettes/<plug in name>/<plugin version> directory and zip the lib and runtime folders into <plugin name>.zip.
  3. Generate the runtime.zip custom plug-in file using the plug-in development kit.
  4. Create a .zip file called custom.zip, and place the runtime.zip custom plug-in file created in the Step 3 into it. You can also place multiple runtime.zip custom plug-in files inside the main custom.zip artifact.
  5. run the tibcli bwplugin supplement customplugin command using the tibcli client.
  6. Deploy the application, which uses this custom plug-in.
    Note:
    • Ensure you create an EAR from the project that is using the custom plug-in.
    • To add more custom plug-ins after initially supplementing one variant, add the plug-in runtime.zip files created using the plug-in development kit in the main custom.zip file without deleting the older .zip files, and run the command given in the Step 5.
    • You can also use the Web UI for supplements. For more information, see Supplementing Plug-ins and Connectors.