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This page describes how to edit SMILA pipelines in the BPEL Designer.
 
This page describes how to edit SMILA pipelines in the BPEL Designer.
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== Introduction ==
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== Introduction ==
  
 
The [http://www.eclipse.org/bpel/ BPEL Designer] is an eclipse project that
 
The [http://www.eclipse.org/bpel/ BPEL Designer] is an eclipse project that
offers support for editing WS-BPEL 2.0 processes. Like other eclipse projects it may be extended using plugins. The SMILA project offers such plugins for editing SMILA specific activities (pipelets and services).
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offers support for editing WS-BPEL 2.0 processes. Like other eclipse projects it may be extended using plugins. The SMILA project offers such plugins for editing SMILA specific activities (pipelets and services).
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== Installation ==
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== Installation ==
  
=== BPEL Designer ===
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=== BPEL Designer ===
  
Install the BPEL Designer either using its update site ([http://www.eclipse.org/bpel/downloads.php see here]) or from source repository.
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How to install the BPEL Designer:
  
=== SMILA designer plugins ===
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#Download the Eclipse ''Platform Runtime Binary'' (at least version 3.6.2) from [http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/ here].
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#Unzip the package into an directory of your choice.
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#Start eclipse.exe
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#Create a workspace.
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#Download the latest BPEL Designer snapshot from [http://download.eclipse.org/technology/bpel/builds/nightly/bpel-0.5/latestBuild.html here] ('''Attention:''' the [http://download.eclipse.org/technology/bpel/update-site/ BPEL Designer update site] is out of date and will not work with our current SMILA plugins!).<br>
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#Open the eclipse menu: Help -&gt; Install New Software...
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#Select the downloaded file with&nbsp;[Add...] and [Archive...].
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#Select the only available package and click [Finish]
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#Exit eclipse
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#
  
Install the SMILA plugins '''org.eclipse.smila.processing.designer.model''' and '''org.eclipse.smila.processing.designer.ui''' into the eclipse installation of the BPEL designer. For example they could be placed into the '''dropin''' folder of eclipse.
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=== SMILA designer plugins[[|]]  ===
  
Now you can edit SMILA pipelines with the BPEL Designer.
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Install the SMILA plugins '''org.eclipse.smila.processing.designer.model''' and '''org.eclipse.smila.processing.designer.ui''' into the eclipse installation of the BPEL designer. For example they could be placed into the '''dropins''' folder of eclipse.
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== Known Issues ==
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Now you can edit SMILA pipelines with the BPEL Designer.&nbsp;
 
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The current plugins are not finished yet and some issues need to be addressed:
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* Direct editing of service annotations in the tree
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* Deployment of pipelines
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(just as well the BPEL designer itself has some problems in the current version)
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[[Category:SMILA]]
 
[[Category:SMILA]]

Revision as of 10:31, 30 March 2011

This page describes how to edit SMILA pipelines in the BPEL Designer.


Introduction

The BPEL Designer is an eclipse project that

offers support for editing WS-BPEL 2.0 processes. Like other eclipse projects it may be extended using plugins. The SMILA project offers such plugins for editing SMILA specific activities (pipelets and services).

Installation

BPEL Designer

How to install the BPEL Designer:

  1. Download the Eclipse Platform Runtime Binary (at least version 3.6.2) from here.
  2. Unzip the package into an directory of your choice.
  3. Start eclipse.exe
  4. Create a workspace.
  5. Download the latest BPEL Designer snapshot from here (Attention: the BPEL Designer update site is out of date and will not work with our current SMILA plugins!).
  6. Open the eclipse menu: Help -> Install New Software...
  7. Select the downloaded file with [Add...] and [Archive...].
  8. Select the only available package and click [Finish]
  9. Exit eclipse

SMILA designer plugins[[|]]

Install the SMILA plugins org.eclipse.smila.processing.designer.model and org.eclipse.smila.processing.designer.ui into the eclipse installation of the BPEL designer. For example they could be placed into the dropins folder of eclipse.  

Now you can edit SMILA pipelines with the BPEL Designer. 

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