Creating the CSV ODA user interface plug-in project
You can create the CSV ODA user interface plug-in project, org.eclipse.birt.report.data.oda.csv.ui, using the Eclipse PDE. The Eclipse PDE provides a wizard to assist you in setting up a plug‑in project and creating the framework for a plug‑in extension.
The New Plug‑in Project wizard simplifies the process of specifying a plug‑in project, automatically adds the required extension points, and sets the dependencies. The wizard also generates the plug‑in manifest file, plugin.xml, and optionally, the Java plug‑in run‑time class.
The wizard creates all the implementation Java classes. It also puts TODO tags in the generated source code for customizing code along with guiding comments.
After using the wizard to create the plug-in, review the settings, make adjustments to the settings, and add the code to the Java class stubs to implement the desired functionality.
The following section describes how to create the plug-in project using the New Plug-in Project wizard.
How to create the CSV ODA user interface plug-in project
1 From the Eclipse menu, choose File➛New➛Project. New Project appears.
2 On New Project—Select a wizard, open Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools, and select ODA Designer Plug-in Project, as shown in Figure 25‑7.
Figure 25‑7 Specifying the CSV ODA Designer plug-in project
3 Choose Next.
4 In Plug-in Project, modify the settings as shown in Table 25‑5.
Table 25‑5 Settings for the CSV ODA user interface plug-in project options
Section
Option
Value
Plug-in Project
Project name
org.eclipse.birt.report.data.oda.csv.ui
Use default location
Selected
Location
Not available when you select Use default location
Project Settings
Create a Java project
Selected
Source folder
src
Output folder
bin
Target Platform
Eclipse version
3.5 or greater
OSGi framework
Deselected
Working Sets
Add project to working set
Deselected
Choose Next.
5 In Plug-in Content, modify the settings, where needed, as shown in Table 25‑6.
Table 25‑6 Settings for the CSV ODA user interface plug-in content options
Section
Option
Value
Properties
ID
org.eclipse.birt.report.data.oda.csv.ui
Version
1.0.0.qualifier
Name
CSV File ODA
Vendor
yourCompany.com or leave blank
Execution Environment
JavaSE-1.7
Options
Generate an activator, a Java class that controls the plug‑in’s life cycle
Selected
Activator
org.eclipse.birt.report.data.oda.csv.ui.UiPlugin
This plug-in will make contributions to the UI
Selected
Enable API analysis
Deselected
Rich Client Application
Would you like to create a 3.x rich client application?
No
Choose Finish.
6 In Templates, choose ODA Data Source Designer. Choose Next.
7 In ODA Data Source Designer, specify values for the following options used to generate the ODA plug-in, as shown in Table 25‑7.
Table 25‑7 Settings for the CSV ODA UI plug-in content options
