Installation of Modeling Environment

The Cooperate Modeling Environment is available via our update sites:

Type	URL
Releases	https://cooperate-project.github.io/updatesite/release/
Snapshots	https://cooperate-project.github.io/updatesite/snapshot/

The release update site contains fairly stable builds intended for public testing or productive usage (later). The snapshot update site contains most recent builds and are likely less stable than the release versions. You can switch between these repositories which requires some effort. For information about new features or bug fixes regarding a specific version, you can refer to the release notes.

In this manual, we assume that the Cooperate Model Repository is already installed and running. It is necessary to store diagrams. In order to use the modeling environment, a repository has to be available to connect to. If this is not the case yet, please refer to the installation instructions for the repository.

In order to install the Modeling Environment, please adhere to the following steps:

• Download and run Eclipse Oxygen. NOTE: You can use any Eclipse edition but the Modeling Tools Edition is favourable.
• Add the update site URL to your Eclipse installation. One way to do this is the following:
  • Go to Help - Install New Software - click on Add
  • Enter a name, e.g. Cooperate
  • Paste one of the update site (Releases or Snapshots; both URLs are given at the top of this Wiki page) in the input field location
  • Press OK to close the dialog Add Repository
• Now select the (newly created) update site from the select box Work with
• Select the item/category "Cooperate Modeling Environment". Do not enable the items "External Dependencies".
• Ensure you have enabled the option Contact all update sites during install to find required software
• Click on Next to review the extensions to be installed
• Agree on the licence terms and click Finish.
• Wait for the installation to finish and accept the security warning about unsigned content
• Restart Eclipse in order to apply the change

You installed all required extensions. Please see the Quick Start Guide for more information on how to start using the modeling environment.