Exporting HATS runtime features

In a production environment, a HATS rich client application feature depends on the HATS runtime features being installed on the client. When you create a HATS rich client application feature using the Create a HATS Feature Project wizard, it automatically includes a dependency on the HATS runtime features. This dependency is what causes the feature install and update process to automatically pull down the HATS runtime features from the update site when a HATS rich client application feature is installed or updated. The HATS runtime features include the following features and plug-ins:
  • Feature: HATS Core (com.ibm.hats.core)
    • Plug-ins:
      • com.ibm.hats.core
      • com.ibm.hats.rcp.runtime
      • com.ibm.hats.rcp.ui
      • com.ibm.rcp.doc
      • com.ibm.hostsim
  • Feature: SWT Terminal (com.ibm.etools.terminal.beans)
    • Plug-ins:
      • com.ibm.eNetwork.beans.HOD
      • com.ibm.etools.hasslite
      • com.ibm.etools.terminal.beans
      • com.ibm.editors.swtbidiextension
  • Feature: Host Screen Rendering (com.ibm.hsrendering)
    • Plug-ins:
      • com.ibm.hsrendering
  • Feature: WebFacing Common (com.ibm.iseries.wfcommon)
    • Plug-ins:
      • com.ibm.etools.iseries.wfcommon
  • Feature: EMF Service Data Objects (SDO) (org.eclipse.emf.ecore.sdo)
    • Plug-ins:
      • org.eclipse.emf.ecore.sdo
      • org.eclipse.emf.commonj.sdo
To export the HATS runtime features, perform the following steps:
  1. In the HATS Projects view, right-click your HATS rich client project and from the pop-up menu select Export > Export HATS Runtime Features. This launches the Export HATS Runtime Features wizard. The wizard can also be launched from the Rational® SDP menu bar by selecting File > Export > HATS > HATS Runtime Features.
  2. On the Export HATS Runtime Features panel, for Deploy as select Directory and click Browse to locate and select your export directory, for example c:\myHATS.
    Note:
    The Export HATS Runtime Features wizard allows you to specify either an archive file or a directory on the local file system for saving the HATS runtime features. If you choose to export to an Archive file, all of the features and plug-ins are packaged into a single .zip archive. The root directory structure inside the .zip archive starts with two subdirectories, one named, features, and the other named, plugins. If you choose to export to a Directory, features and plug-ins are exported to the selected directory. The features are placed in a subdirectory named, features, and the plug-ins are placed in a subdirectory named, plugins. Select Directory if you are planning to upload the archives to an update site directory on a Web server.
  3. Click Finish.