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| <h1 class="topictitle1">Create a Method Plug-in</h1> |
| <div><div class="p"><p>Method Plug-ins allow the extension or customization of base library |
| content without directly changing that base content by defining the differences |
| to the content. You should always create new content in a method plug-in that |
| you produce to separate your content from the original OpenUP/Basic content. This |
| also allows you to update your own library with new releases of the OpenUP/Basic Method |
| Library without affecting the content that you have created in your own plug-ins.</p> |
| <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> Plug-ins |
| that are shipped with Eclipse Process Framework Composer are locked and read-only. |
| These plug-ins are grayed out in the <a href="libraryview.html#libraryview">Library View</a>, indicating that they are locked.</div> |
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| <div class="section">To create a new Method Plug-in:</div> |
| <ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Make sure you are in the <a href="authoringperspective.html#authoringperspective">Authoring Perspective</a>.</span></li> |
| <li class="stepexpand"><span>You can begin the method plug-in creation process in one of two |
| ways:</span><ul><li>Click <strong>File > New > Method Plug-in</strong>. Or,</li> |
| <li>In the Library view, right click an existing plug-in and select <strong>New |
| Method Plug-in</strong>.</li> |
| </ul> |
| The New Method Plug-in wizard opens.</li> |
| <li class="stepexpand"><span>Type a name for your new plug-in in the <strong>Name</strong> field and then |
| select a plugin in the <strong>Referenced Plug-ins</strong> field. The plug-in you create |
| extends the plug-in you select from the list and allows you to use content |
| from the selected plug-in as you create your own plug-in content.</span></li> |
| <li class="stepexpand"><span>Provide a brief description of the plug-in and list its authors |
| to help you and others keep track of the plug-ins in the library. You can |
| return to edit this information at any time.</span></li> |
| <li class="stepexpand"><span>Click <strong>Finish</strong>. Your new plug-in now appears in the <a href="libraryview.html#libraryview">Library View</a> with the other |
| Method Plug-ins.</span></li> |
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| <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="methodplugin.html">Method Plug-in</a></div> |
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| <div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br /> |
| <div><a href="methodplugin.html#methodplugin">Method Plug-in</a></div> |
| <div><a href="methodcontentpackage.html#methodcontentpackage">Method Content Package</a></div> |
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| <div class="reltasks"><strong>Related tasks</strong><br /> |
| <div><a href="createacontentpackage.html#createcontentpackage">Create a Content Package</a></div> |
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