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Add a method plug-in to a configuration

The goal of this exercise is to include the method plug-in created earlier to a copy of an existing configuration.

Before your new elements can be seen in the configuration view, you need to add your new method plug-in to a configuration. We will add the new method plug-in to a copy of the publish.openup configuration and see the results in the Configuration view.
  1. Use the Open Perspective button to switch to the Browsing perspective.
  2. Try to find your new content in the configuration view panel. For example, look for My Design role set. You should not see it.
  3. Switch to the Authoring perspective and then expand the Configurations node in the Library view panel.
  4. Make a copy of the publish.openup configuration by right-clicking the configuration and selecting Copy. Right-click the Configurations folder and click Paste. Name the new configuration "my.basic.configuration".
  5. Double-click my.basic.configuration to open the configuration.
  6. Click the Plug-in and Package Selection tab.
  7. Add my_plug-in to the configuration by checking the box next to it in the Content section.
    content selection for my basic configuration
  8. Close the editor and save the changes.
  9. Change the current configuration to my.basic.configuration in the configuration selection box in the main menu bar.
  10. Switch to the browsing perspective and look for your content in the Configuration view. You should see My Design role set. You should also see your new work products in the Uncategorized folder under Work Product Kinds.
    My basic configuration showing my design
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