Installing the Design-Time *.nbm Files for the TCP/IP JCA Adapter

This section provides step-by-step instructions for installing the design-time files (NetBeans modules) for the TCP/IP JCA Adapter.

To Install the NetBeans Modules for the TCP/IP JCA Adapter

1. In the NetBeans IDE main menu, select Tools -> Plugins.

   The Plugins dialog box appears and the list of plugins is initialized.

2. (Optional) If you want to check whether the modules for TCP/IP have already been installed:
   1. Click the Installed tab.
   2. Sort by Name.
   3. Scroll down to check whether the list includes files for tcpip, as shown below:
      
3. Click the Downloaded tab.

   The dialog box lists plugins that have been downloaded but not installed.

4. Click the “Add Plugins” button.

   The Add Plugins dialog box appears.

5. In the Add Plugins dialog, take the following steps:
   1. Navigate to the location of the *.nbm files in the Adapter Pack.

      These are by default located in .../AdapterPack/NetBeansModules/.

      
      
   2. If you have not previously done so, open the commonlib folder and install at least the following*.nbm files:

      • com-stc-configuration.nbm

      • com-stc-eventmanagement.nbm

      • com-stc-log4j.nbm

      • com-sun-soabi-adapters.nbm

      • com-sun-soabi-adapters-globalrarcommonlib.nbm

      • com-sun-soabi-adapters-rarcommonlib.nbm

      • javax-resource.nbm

      • junit-awtui.nbm

      • net-java-hulp-i18n.nbm

      • org-ietf-ldap.nbm

      
      
   3. Back in the NetBeansModules folder, group-select com-sun-soabi-adapters-message-lib.nbm and the three tcpip* files and click Open.

   If any of the files has already been downloaded, you are prompted to overwrite the existing file(s) or cancel the operation.

6. Back in the Plugins dialog, click Install.
7. In the NetBeans Installer wizard, click Next, accept the terms of the license agreement, and then click Install.
8. When the installation ends, choose whether to restart the IDE immediately or later, and then click Finish.
9. Back in the Plugins dialog, click Close.