Chapter 2. Installing the MTA plugin

Procedure

1. Launch Eclipse.
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 https://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/migration-toolkit-applications-mta and click OK.

6. Select the Java version to use.

   • If using Java 11, in the JRE list, select JavaSE 11.
   • If using Java 17, leave the JRE selection unchanged.

7. Select all the JBoss Tools - MTA check boxes and click Next.
8. Review the installation details and click Next.
9. Accept the terms of the license agreement and click Finish.
10. Restart Eclipse.

Procedure

1. Launch Eclipse.
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 https://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/migration-toolkit-applications-mta and click OK.

6. Select the Java version to use.

   • If using Java 11, in the JRE list, select JavaSE 11.
   • If using Java 17, leave the JRE selection unchanged.

7. Select all the JBoss Tools - MTA check boxes and click Next.
8. Review the installation details and click Next.
9. Accept the terms of the license agreement and click Finish.
10. Restart Eclipse.

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.