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Chapter 2. Installing the MTA plugin

You can install the MTA plugin in a connected or a restricted network environment.

2.1. Installing in a connected environment

You can install the MTA plugin in a connected environment.

The MTA plugin has been tested with the Eclipse IDE for Java Enterprise Developers 2022-03 and Red Hat CodeReady Studio 12.21.3.GA.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Launch Eclipse or CodeReady Studio.
  2. From the menu bar, select Help Install New Software.
  3. Next to the Work with field, click Add.
  4. In the Name field, enter MTA.
  5. In the Location field, enter http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/photon/stable/updates/mta/ and click OK.
  6. Select all the JBoss Tools - MTA check boxes and click Next.
  7. Review the installation details and click Next.
  8. Accept the terms of the license agreement and click Finish.
  9. Restart Eclipse or CodeReady Studio.

2.2. Installing in a disconnected environment

You can install the MTA plugin in a disconnected network environment.

The MTA plugin has been tested with the Eclipse IDE for Java Enterprise Developers 2022-03 and Red Hat CodeReady Studio 12.21.3.GA.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. On a computer with network access, navigate to the Migration Toolkit for Applications download site and download the migrationtoolkit-mta-eclipse-plugin-repository file.
  2. Launch Eclipse or CodeReady Studio.
  3. From the menu bar, select Help Install New Software.
  4. Next to the Work with field, click Add.
  5. In the Name field, enter MTA.
  6. Next to the Location field, click Archive.
  7. Select the migrationtoolkit-mta-eclipse-plugin-repository file and click OK.
  8. Select all the JBoss Tools - MTA check boxes and click Next.
  9. Review the installation details and click Next.
  10. Accept the terms of the license agreement and click Finish.
  11. Restart Eclipse or CodeReady Studio.

2.3. Accessing the MTA tools

You can access the MTA plugin tools in the MTA perspective.

Prerequisites

  • You must restart the Eclipse IDE or Red Hat CodeReady Studio after installing the MTA plugin.

Procedure

  1. Click Window Perspective Open Perspective Other.

  2. Select MTA and click OK.

    The following components are displayed:

    • Issue Explorer displays the migration issues identified by the MTA plugin.

    • MTA Server is a separate process that analyzes projects, flags migration issues, and generates reports.

      You can start, stop, and view the status of the MTA server in the Issue Explorer.

    • Issue Details displays detailed information about a selected issue, including the hint, severity, and any additional resources.

    • MTA Report is an HTML report generated by the MTA plugin. From the report landing page you can navigate to detailed reports, such as Application Details, Issues, and Dependencies.

      Note

      The report is not generated by default. You must select the Generate Report option in the run configuration.

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