Plug-in loading errors are logged in the BIRT Designer Professional log file. To display the log file, choose Help➛About Actuate BIRT Designer Professional ➛Installation Details➛Configuration➛View Error Log.
On the BIRT iHub platform, plug-in loading errors are logged in the following locations:
On Windows platforms:
AC_SERVER_HOME/Jar/BIRT/platform/configuration
On Linux platforms:
AC_SERVER_HOME/jar/BIRT/platform/configuration
Alternatively, decorate the Activator.start( ) and Activator.stop( ) methods with System.out statements to ensure that the plug-in is loaded. When the plug-in is loaded, debug statements are displayed.
On Windows platforms: