Install Dimensions CM for Eclipse‌

Note: Dimensions CM clients are not required to install the Eclipse integration.

Install the Eclipse integration from a server‌

You can install the Eclipse integration from an update site hosted by the Dimensions CM server. The Tomcat eclipse.war file is added as part of the Dimensions CM server install.

You can use the same method to install Appcelerator Titanium Studio into Eclipse.

To install the Eclipse integration from a server:

  1. In Eclipse, go to Help > Install New Software. The Available Software dialog box opens.

  2. In the Work with box, enter the update sit URL:

    http(s)://<host>:<port>/eclipse

    where <host> and <port> point to the Tomcat installation.

    Caution: For security reasons, Eclipse 2023 and later doesn’t allow access to external upload sites that use HTTP protocol. To use an HTTP URL, add the following property as the last line to the eclipse.ini file in the Eclipse installation folder:

    -Dp2.httpRule=allow

  3. Select Dimensions Eclipse Interface and click Next.

    Note: You may need to deselect the Group by Category option to display the Dimensions Eclipse integration.

  4. On the Install Details screen, click Next.

  5. Accept the terms of the license agreement and click Finish.

  6. After the software has been installed, restart Eclipse.

Manually install the Eclipse integration

Pre-installation tasks

Manually uninstall the previous version of the integration:

  1. Shut down Eclipse.

  2. Uninstall the existing integration.

  3. Delete the following folder:

    %installdir%\integrations\richeclipse3.x

Note: In Visual Studio 2010 (and later) the Eclipse integration is installed in the Visual Studio experimental instance. This may affect your ability to debug your own plugin development.

To download the installer, contact Support.

Install the integration

  1. As a user with administrative privileges run the installer.

  2. Read and accept the license agreement.

  3. Accept the default Dimensions CM installation folder or select a different one.

  4. Specify the location of Eclipse.

  5. Click Install. When the installation is complete click Done.

Post-installation tasks

If you are using Version 6.2 of ActivClient for Common Access Card SSO logins change the location of the smart card library.

  1. In Eclipse, go to:

    Window | Preferences | (Version Control) Team | Dimensions CM

  2. Change the smart card library path to:

    \Program Files\ActivIdentity\ActivClient\acpkcs211.dll

Tip: You may need to reboot the machine to make the smart card login option available in Eclipse.

Silently install the Eclipse integration

You can silently install the Eclipse integration. A silent installation is an installation where no user interaction is required.

  1. Log in as a user with administrative privileges.

  2. Navigate to the CM installer Eclipse integration folder and copy this executable and its associated files: 

    setup-windows.exe

  3. Copy the files to the folder you are using for the Eclipse integration silent installer files.

  4. In a command prompt, navigate to the silent installer folder and run this command: 

    setup-windows.exe -i silent

    You can optionally specify a response file from which the installer retrieves the values for various variables used to control the installation. To record your responses, specify -r fileName. To use the response file, specify -f fileName.

Note: The uninstaller is uninstaller.jar in the Dimensions CM for Eclipse installation folder.