After you add a feature to an update
site, you can install the feature into the product environment, update
the feature, or uninstall it.
Installing a feature
Procedure
To install a feature from an update site into the development workbench:
On main menu click Help > Install New Software. The Install wizard opens. In the Install wizard
an update site is referred to as a repository.
On the Available Software page, expand
the Work with list.
If the update site that you want is not in the list, click Add. The Add Repository window opens.
Enter a name for the new repository in the Name field.
If the update site that you want is in a file directory, click Local.
If it is in an archive file, click Archive.
Browse to the location of the update site and select the file
directory or archive file.
Click OK.
The update site is added to the Work with list.
From the Work with list, select
the update site that contains the feature that you want to install. The features in the selected update site are displayed
in the feature tree.
In the feature tree, expand the category to which your
feature belongs and select the check box for the feature that you
want to install.
Tip:
If you do not see the feature, you might need to expand the category
to which the feature belongs, or expand the Uncategorized node
if the feature does not belong to a category.
To see all of the versions of the feature that are included in
the update site, clear the check box Show only the latest
versions of available software.
Click Next. The
wizard validates your selection against the software that is already
installed:
If any configuration problems or conflicts might prevent your
feature from being installed, the wizard displays an error message.
Otherwise, the wizard displays the Install Details page.
The text areas of the Install Details page are
read only.
On the Install Details page, select
the feature. The feature description is displayed
in the Details text area.
To review the copyright, general information, and license
agreement, click More.
If your feature contains a software license agreement,
click Next. The Review
Licenses page opens.
To accept the license agreement, click Accept
the terms of the license agreement.
Click Finish. The
wizard installs the selected feature.
If you are prompted to restart the workbench, click your choice.
Unless you have unprocessed input somewhere in the product, select Restart
Now.
Uninstalling a feature
Procedure
On the main menu click Help > About
<product name>.
In the About window, click Installation
Details.
In the Installation Details window,
click the Installed Software tab.
Click the feature that you want to uninstall and then click Uninstall. The Uninstall wizard opens. The Uninstall
Details page lists the feature that you selected to be
uninstalled. If a particular feature contains multiple plug-ins, the
feature is expandable and all plug-ins are uninstalled when the feature
is uninstalled.
To see the list of plug-ins, expand the feature.
To cancel the uninstallation operation:
Click Back. The
wizard displays the Uninstall page.
Clear the check box for the feature that you do not
want to uninstall.
Click Cancel to cancel the uninstall.
To uninstall the feature, click Finish. The wizard uninstalls the selected feature.
If you are prompted to restart the workbench, click your choice.
Unless you have unprocessed input somewhere in the product, select Restart
Now.
Updating an installed feature
Procedure
If you want to install an update that is available immediately
or within a few days, use the methods that are described in Finding feature updates.
If you must manually replace an installed feature with
a more recent version, do these steps: