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Installing the Diffusion plugin for Eclipse

The Diffusion™ plugin for Eclipse can be installed through Eclipse and configured to reference the Diffusion installation on your local system or on a remote server.

Your version of Eclipse must be version Kepler or later for Java™ EE Developers to use the Diffusion plugin.

To install the Diffusion plugin, complete the following steps:

  1. In Eclipse, select Help > Install New Software....
  2. In the Install wizard that opens, click the Add... button.
  3. In the Add Repository dialog, complete the Name and Location fields.
    • Name: Diffusion
    • Location: http://download.pushtechnology.com/eclipse/diffusion_version/
    Replace diffusion_version with the version number of Diffusion you are using. For example, 5.9.
    Click OK.
  4. In the Install wizard on the Available Software panel, select the plugins you want to install. Click Next.
    We recommend you select all available plugins.
  5. On the Install Details panel, review the plugins to be installed and click Next.
  6. On the Review Licenses panel, select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Finish.
  7. If a Security Warning dialog opens, click OK to continue with the install.
  8. When prompted, click Restart Now to restart Eclipse and complete the install.

Before you can create a Diffusion project in Eclipse, you must configure at least one Diffusion instance in the Eclipse preferences.

  1. In Eclipse, open the Preferences wizard.
    • On Linux or Windows, select Windows > Preferences.
    • On MacOS, select Eclipse > Preferences.
  2. In the left panel of the Preferences wizard, expand Diffusion and select Installations. Click Add....
  3. In the New Installation details dialog, navigate to the local installation of Diffusion. Click OK.
  4. Click OK to close the Preferences wizard.
In future, if you want to check for updates to the Diffusion plugins for Eclipse, select Help > Check for Updates.