Configuring the target platform

The target platform refers to the Eclipse product (for example, Eclipse RCP, Lotus Notes®, or Lotus® Expeditor Client) against which the plug-in you are developing will be compiled and tested.

By default the target platform is Rational® SDP itself, therefore no configuration is necessary for Eclipse RCP.

To configure the target platform for Lotus Notes® (or Lotus® Expeditor), perform the following steps.

  1. Install Lotus Notes® (or Lotus® Expeditor) on the same development workstation as Rational® SDP.
  2. From the Rational® SDP menu bar select Window > Preferences > Plug-in Development > Target Platform and click Add.
  3. Select Nothing: Start with an empty target definition and click Next.
  4. On the Target Content page, enter a target name, for example, Lotus Notes, or Lotus Expeditor, and click Add.
  5. On the Add Content page, select Directory and click Next.
  6. The target definition you are creating consists of Lotus Notes® (or Lotus® Expeditor) plug-ins, shared plug-ins, and HATS runtime plug-ins. On the Add Directory page do the following:
    1. Click Browse and browse for the Lotus Notes® (or Lotus® Expeditor) base plug-ins. For Lotus Notes® browse to, for example, C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes\framework\rcp\eclipse. For Lotus® Expeditor browse to, for example, C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Expeditor\rcp\eclipse. Click Finish.
    2. On the Target Content page, click Add.
    3. On the Add Content page, select Directory and click Next.
    4. Click Browse and browse for the Lotus Notes® (or Lotus® Expeditor) shared plug-ins. For Lotus Notes® browse to, for example, C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes\framework\shared\eclipse. For Lotus® Expeditor browse to, for example, C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Expeditor\shared\eclipse. Click Finish.
    5. The HATS runtime plug-ins cannot be added here. The HATS Toolkit copies the runtime plug-ins when you change the target platform and the plug-ins are not already installed in the target platform. This occurs in a later step.
  7. On the Target Content page, click Finish.
  8. On the Preferences - Target Platform page, select the box for the newly created target definition, ensure it is designated as Active, and click OK.
  9. The HATS runtime plug-ins are now installed into the target platform and you are asked to reload the target platform. See Installing runtime plug-ins for how to reload the target platform. Click OK.