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rberendt6-Contributor
6-Contributor
Mar 31, 2015 7:03 PM UTC
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How to check for updates to the Implementer Plug-in for IBM Rational Developer for i?

When in IBM Rational Developer for i I do a Help, About, and see I am at Version: 7.1.0.75 of the Implementer Plug-in. How do I check for updates?

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      David_G5-Regular Member
      5-Regular Member
      Apr 1, 2015 1:16 PM UTC

      The Implementer plug-in for Rational Developer is just a regular Eclipse plug-in ... so you would use the built-in plug-in update procedure.

      Do the following:

      • Click on the Help menu
      • Select Install New Software... (you could use the Check for Updates, but I find the Install New Software option faster).
      • When the Available Software dialog is displayed, select the software site that you setup for the Implementer plug-in.
      • If there is a new version of the plug-in available, it will be shown.

      NOTES:

      1. The Implementer plug-in is tied directly to the version of Implementer being used ... if there is a new version available the plug-in will require an update in order to function.
      2. The Implementer plug-in does not rev very often. Usually only on a new Implementer version install/upgrade. Chances of an update being required is fairly slim.
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      rberendt6-ContributorAuthor
      6-Contributor
      Apr 1, 2015 2:12 PM UTC

      Thank you for your reply.

      Is there a chart listing Implementer level compatibility with Plug-in? Like "Version . . . : 11.0" of Implementer goes with 7.1.0.75 of the Implementer Plug-in?

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      David_G5-Regular Member
      5-Regular Member
      Apr 1, 2015 3:13 PM UTC

      The plug-in version always is in sync with the major build id of Implementer.

      Use the IDSPVER command to determine the build id ... the major build id is 7.2. The plug-in will be version 7.2.0.75.

      If there is a new plug-in released for a specific Implementer release, the 3rd segment of the plug-in version will be incremented.

      The last segment of the plug-in version indicates if it is used for RDi 7.5 and higher or not. The plug-in used for WDSC 7.0 and RDi 7.1 does not have the .75 at the end. (We have deprecated support for WDSC 7.0 and RDi 7.1).

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