When you install the HCL OneTest™ UI product
package, you can choose to extend an Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE) already
installed on your computer by adding the functions that the HCL OneTest UI
package contains.
The HCL OneTest UI package
that you install using IBM®
Installation Manager is bundled with a version of
the Eclipse IDE or workbench; this bundled workbench is the base platform for providing the
functionality in the Installation Manager package.
However, if you have an existing Eclipse IDE on your workstation, then you have the option to
extend it, that is, add to the IDE the additional functionality provided in the HCL OneTest UI
package.
To extend an existing Eclipse IDE, in the Location page of the Install Packages wizard, select
the
Extend an existing Eclipse IDE option.
Important: To enable
users who do not have Administrator privileges to work with HCL OneTest UI in the
Windows
operating system, do not install Eclipse inside the Program Files directory (C:\Program
Files\).
You might extend your existing Eclipse IDE, for example, because you want to gain the
functionality provided in the HCL OneTest UI
package, but you also want to have the preferences and settings in your current IDE when you work
with the functionality from the HCL OneTest UI
package. You also might want to work with plug-ins that you have installed that already extend the
Eclipse IDE.
Your existing Eclipse IDE must be version 4.6.3 for the latest updates from eclipse.org to be
extended. Installation Manager checks that the Eclipse instance you specify meets the requirements
for the installation package.
Note: You might need to update your Eclipse version in order to install
updates to HCL OneTest UI. Refer
to the update release documentation for information on changes to the prerequisite Eclipse
version.