Resource Manager functionality allows you to manage local resources (installed with a modeling tool or downloaded separately) and resources available on the webserver/shared repository.
With Resource Manager, you can manage different types of resources, such as Profiles, Plugins, Templates, Language resources, Case studies/examples, Custom diagrams, and others.
The Resource Manager functionality allows you to:
Install the resources
Update the resources
Distribute needed resources internally (including the company's developed resources)
Check dependency of a resource.
The Resource/Plugin Manager helps you manage the resources. You can add the resources to your modeling tool from the following locations:
Local file system
Network share/web server
Getting started with Resource/Plugin Manager
To open the Resource/Plugin Manager dialog
From the Help menu, select Resource/Plugin Manager.
The Resource/Plugin manager dialog.
To see the resource details
In the Resource/Plugin Manager dialog, select the necessary plugin or other resourceresources.
Click Details. The dialog expands with the resource description at the bottom.
Installing
Adding resources from file
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How can I get the latest plugins?
You can download an all plugins bundle (.rdzipfile
You can install resources from the .rdzip file you have using the Manage Resource Locations dialog. Alternatively
) consisting of resources and a descriptor file from nomagic.com (please log in to see the Download area <Download All-In-One Plugin Pack>). The obtained .rdzip file can then be shared internally. What is more, you can import archived resources (.zip) from
the
a server/shared local repository
on a local network using a link provided by your admin or share the .rdzip file internally.
(containing both resources and a descriptor file) your admin gave a link to.
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The resource distribution file (.rdzip) is already added to a specific folder (<install.root>/data/resourcemanager/distribution>) for the Magic Software Engineer, Magic Systems of Systems Architect, and Magic Cyber Systems Engineer modeling tools. This location is set by default.
There are three ways to install resources using Resource/Plugin Manager:
install individual archived resources (.zip).
install bundled resources from the resource distribution file (.rdzip) located on a local file system.
obtain resources using a link from the web server pre-populated with resources and their descriptor file from the extracted resource distribution file (.rdzip).
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Visualization of Resource/Plugin Manager workflow.
Adding selected resources from a local file system or network share
You can import individual resources in a .zip format using the Import functionality. Separate plugins can be downloaded from nomagic.com or obtained from the network share.
To add selected resources
Open Resource/Plugin Manager.
Click the Import button at the bottom of the window and then select the resource in the .zip format to add to your modeling tool. Image Added
Click Open. The selected resource is imported.
Adding bundled resources from a local file system or network share
You need to specify a location of the resource distribution file on a local file system/network share or point directly to the .rdzip file in the Manage Resource Locations dialog (used for defining locations from which resources are added) to import bundled resources.
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Adding all resources
Adding all resources
To specify a resource location/file
Open Resource/Plugin Manager and click the Image Added button. Image Added
In the Manage Resource Locations dialog, click Add. The Select Resource Location or Distribution File dialog opens.
Specify a resource location on your file system/network share or a resource distribution file(.rdzip) and click Open. The resource location is added. Image Added
Click OK to add a resource.
You can manage the list displayed in the Manage Resource Locations dialog
Manage Resource Locations
The Manage Resource Locations dialog is used for defining the locations from which the resources will be added to the Resource/Plugin Manager.
To open the Manage Resource Locations dialog
In the Resource/Plugin Manager dialog, click the ... button. Image Removed
In the Manage Resource Locations dialog, the defined resource locations are displayed. You can manage this list by adding, removing, or reordering the resource locations.
To add the .rdzip file
In the open Manage Resource Locations dialog, click Add.
Select the .rdzip file located on your file system and click Open. The resource location is added. Image Removed
Distributing resources
You can bundle your resources into one .rdzip file and then distribute that file on a local file system, network share, or web server.
To build the resources file, you need the Development Tools plugin to be installed. The Development Tools plugin can either be installed from the No Magic Server in the Resource/Plugin Manager, or can be found in the no-cost resource distribution file.
The Manage Resource Locations dialog is used for defining the locations from which the resources will be added to the Resource/Plugin Manager.
To open the Manage Resource Locations dialog
In the Resource/Plugin Manager dialog, click the ... button. Image Removed
In the Manage Resource Locations dialog, you will be able to see the defined resource locations. You can manage this locations list by adding, removing, or reordering the resource locations.
Adding resources from a web server
You can also obtain the needed resources from a web server if you do not have the .rdzip file but have been provided with an URL.
To add location of resources specify the server where the resources and their descriptor file are located
Open Resource/Plugin Manager and click Image Added.
In the In the Manage Resource Locationsdialog dialog, click click Add buttonURL. The Select Resource Location or Distribution File dialog The Resource Server URL dialog opens. Image Removed
In the open Resource Server URLdialog, select one of the following:type or paste the server address. Image Added
Click OK.
A location from the local file system or a network share, where the resources and their descriptor file are located.
Resource distribution file (.rdzip)
The resources from the Resource Distribution File will be listed in selected location are listed in the Resource/Plugin Manager dialog..
Distributing resources using .rdzip
Once you have obtained the resource distribution file (.rdzip) from nomagic.com, you can share resources internally, e.g., on a company level.
Note
The resource distribution file (.rdzip) contains the resources and their descriptor file. If you are using the web server for the resource distribution, make sure that the resource distribution file (.rdzip) is extracted into the intended server location.
To specify the server where the resources and their descriptor file are located
In the Manage Resource Locations dialog, click Add URL. The Resource Server URL dialog opens.
In the open dialog, type or paste the server address.
Click OK.
The resources from the selected location will be listed in the Resource/Plugin Manager.
Note
If you need to add the No Magic server, enter <nomagic.resource.server> in the Resource Server URL dialog.
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Building your own custom resources file
You can bundle your resources into one .rdzip file and then distribute that file on a local file system, network share, or web server.
To build the resources file, you need to install the Development Tools plugin. The Development Tools plugin can be downloaded from nomagic.com individually and then installed using Resource/Plugin Manager, or it can be found in the
The No Magic server is not available for the Magic Software Engineer, Magic Systems of Systems Architect, and Magic Cyber Systems Engineer modeling tools.
The
resource distribution file (.rdzip).
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For more information about building the resource distribution file, read Building a resource distribution file.is added to a specific folder (<install.root>/data/resourcemanager/distribution>) for the Magic Software Engineer, Magic Systems of Systems Architect, and Magic Cyber Systems Engineer modeling tools. This location is set by default for all the new modeling tools.