8 Replies Latest reply on Feb 15, 2007 5:21 PM by koen.aers

    Process Designer not working in Eclipse

    dleerob

      Hi,

      Using the JBoss IDE 1.6.0 Bundle, I try and open the websale.par processdefinition.xml from jbpm-starters-kit-3.1.4, and eclipse always freezes. Anyone know what the problem may be?

      I tried downloading latest Process Designer, and installed a fresh copy of Eclipse 3.1.0. Going to Help/Software Updates/Find and Install, I installed the new process designer plugin (3.0.13).

      But now when trying to open websale.par/processdefinition.xml etc, it just opens up as an xml file. Whats up with that? The process designer does not open that up. And if starting a new project, there is no option to create a new process. It's as if the plugin isn't there. Am I missing something?
      The 3.08 process designer worked fine, but the newer ones don't seem to.

      Can anyone help me with either of the two problems above?

      Thanks.

        • 1. Re: Process Designer not working in Eclipse
          olivier_debels

          Using Eclipse 3.2.0 could help...

          • 2. Re: Process Designer not working in Eclipse
            dleerob

            I am planning on downloading it tonight, however the documentation says that the designer plugin works with eclipse versions 3.1.2, 3.1.1, 3.1, 3.1M7, 3.1RC1 and 3.1RC2.

            • 3. Re: Process Designer not working in Eclipse
              dleerob

              Okay I downloaded Eclipse 3.2.1. When sticking the zip file in jbpm-starters-kit-3.1.4\jbpm-designer and running the "ant install" command, it unzips and sticks eclipse in jbpm-starters-kit-3.1.4\jbpm-designer\eclipse and links it okay, and now the process designer works. I can now use this eclipse setup, but I would prefer to use my own.

              When I try unzipping eclipse 3.2.1 in my own work directory, and then try and install process designer 3.013 manually, by going to help/software updates/find and install, and then saying search for new feature to install. I then add the new local site, and select the directory jbpm-designer\jbpm-gpd-feature\eclipse, and tell it to install. It says successfull, but still doesn't seem to install it. When creating a new project, the JBoss jBPM option isn't there, and I still can't open processdefinition.xml with the designer, it simply opens as a text file etc.

              Anyone know what I am doing wrong with the manual installation?

              • 4. Re: Process Designer not working in Eclipse
                koen.aers

                Please follow the instructions in the downloade archive. Also, can you point me to the spot where you found that GPD 3.0.13 is compatible with these older Eclipse releases?

                Regards,
                Koen

                • 5. Re: Process Designer not working in Eclipse
                  dleerob

                  Sure. I've downloaded a few starter kits, but the latest I downloaded is jbpm-starters-kit-3.1.4.

                  If you look at jbpm-starters-kit-3.1.4\jbpm-designer\readme.html, at the very bottom it says "The designer plugin works with eclipse versions 3.1.2, 3.1.1, 3.1, 3.1M7, 3.1RC1 and 3.1RC2."

                  Must be an old readme?

                  • 6. Re: Process Designer not working in Eclipse

                    > Okay I downloaded Eclipse 3.2.1

                    When I tried to use the 3.1.x Starter Kits with Eclipse 3.2.1 then the additional tabs "Diagram", "Swimlanes" and "Deployment" did not show either. However, using http://repository.jboss.com/eclipse/sdk/3.2/eclipse-SDK-3.2-win32.zip (as mentioned in build.xml, and being exactly the same as 3.2.0 as downloaded from eclipse.org) does show the designer.

                    • 7. Re: Process Designer not working in Eclipse
                      koen.aers

                       

                      "dleerob" wrote:
                      Sure. I've downloaded a few starter kits, but the latest I downloaded is jbpm-starters-kit-3.1.4.

                      If you look at jbpm-starters-kit-3.1.4\jbpm-designer\readme.html, at the very bottom it says "The designer plugin works with eclipse versions 3.1.2, 3.1.1, 3.1, 3.1M7, 3.1RC1 and 3.1RC2."

                      Must be an old readme?


                      Yes this is an old readme. I will create a JIRA issue to have it cleaned up.

                      Thanks for reporting,
                      Koen

                      • 8. Re: Process Designer not working in Eclipse
                        koen.aers

                         

                        "avbentem" wrote:
                        > Okay I downloaded Eclipse 3.2.1

                        When I tried to use the 3.1.x Starter Kits with Eclipse 3.2.1 then the additional tabs "Diagram", "Swimlanes" and "Deployment" did not show either. However, using http://repository.jboss.com/eclipse/sdk/3.2/eclipse-SDK-3.2-win32.zip (as mentioned in build.xml, and being exactly the same as 3.2.0 as downloaded from eclipse.org) does show the designer.


                        Then the one mentioned in the build.xml will probably be the one, right? ;-)

                        Regards,
                        Koen