Download IXIASOFT plugins

You need to download the IXIA CCMS plugins from the MadCap Software website.

About this task

Note: In this task, the terms plugin and dropin are used interchangeably to refer to the same thing but in different locations or environments.

Procedure

  1. Go to the CCMS_7.3 area of the download MadCap Software Downloads site:
    https://cms.ixiasoft.com/downloads/
  2. Click the CCMS Desktop folder.
  3. Click the Dropins_version folder where version is the latest version.
  4. Download the required dropins.
    The available plugins are:
    Plugin name Description Required
    com.ixiasoft.eclipse.​dita-cms Provides the main functionality.

    Required in every package.

    com.ixiasoft.eclipse.​ReleaseManagement Provides functionality for IXIA Dynamic Release Management.

    Required only if your deployment includes the DRM add-on.

    com.ixiasoft.eclipse.​oxygen.author

    OR

    com.ixiasoft.eclipse.​oxygen.editor

    		 Provides the CCMS Desktop context menus in the Oxygen XML Editor installed in Eclipse. It also installs the IXIA CCMS Desktop User Guide online help. Each package requires one of these plugins.

    com.ixiasoft.textml.​textmladmin

    AND

    com.ixiasoft.eclipse.​dita-cms-admin
    Together, these two plugins enable a user administer the CCMS:
    • The textml.textmladmin plugin allows users to interact with the MadCap Software TEXTML Server component.
    • The eclipse.dita-cms-admin plugin provides access to the CCMS administration tools.
    		Optional. Required only in packages for CCMS Administrators.
    Note: Both plugins are required for CCMS Administrators.