WebSphere Commerce EnterpriseWebSphere Commerce Professional

Adding an extension to a plug-in

When customizing the IBM Sales Center, place all extensions in one or more plug-ins that you have created specifically for your customizations. This section explains how to add an extension to a plug-in.

About this task

To add an extension to a plug-in using the Rational Application Developer user interface:

Procedure

  1. Create a plug-in to hold your new extension.
  2. From the Package Explorer view, double click the plugin.xml file.
  3. Click the Extensions tab.
  4. Click Add.
  5. Deselect Show only extension points from the required plug-ins.
  6. From the Available extension points list, select the extension.
  7. Click Finish.
  8. Enter the required information, using the extension point documentation as a guide.

Results

To add an extension to a plug-in without using the Rational Application Developer user interface:

  1. From the Package Explorer view, double click the plugin.xml file.
  2. Click the plugin.xml tab.
  3. Edit the file as text (useful for copying examples of extension point definitions).