Resource Manager functionality allows you to manage local resources (installed with a modeling tool or downloaded separately) and resources available on the server/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 resources.
Click Details. The dialog expands with the resource description at the bottom.
Importing
Adding resources from
a local
file
system or shared local repository
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How can I get the latest plugins?
You can download an all plugins bundle (.rdzip file) 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 a server/shared local repository (containing both resources and a descriptor file) your admin gave a link to. The obtained .rdzip file can then be shared internally.
Note
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 There are two ways to install resources using Resource/Plugin Manager:
you can install selected install individual archived resources (.zip).
install bundled resources individually or import all resources at once from the resource distribution file (.rdzip) located on a local file system.
OR
you can
obtain resources using a link from the web server
/shared repository
pre-populated with
the latest
resources and their descriptor file from the extracted resource distribution file (.rdzip)
using a link provided by your admin
.
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Visualization of Resource/Plugin Manager workflow.
Adding selected resources from a local file system or network share
You can add import individual resources in a .zip format using the Import functionality, or you can add all bundled resources (.rdzip file) at once via the Manage Resource Locations dialog that is used for defining locations from which resources are added to Resource/Plugin Manager.
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Import functionality
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.
Click Open. The selected resource is imported.
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Adding bundled resources from a local file system or network share
You need to specify a location of the resource location distribution file on a local file system/network share or point directly to the .rdzipfile to import an all-resources bundlefile 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 add specify a resource location/file
Open Resource/Plugin Manager and click the button.
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/local network share or a resource distribution file(.rdzip) and click Open. The resource location is added.
Click OK to add a resource.
You can manage the list displayed in the Manage Resource Locations dialog by adding, removing, or reordering the resource locations.
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Adding resources from a
server or network share
web server
You can also import obtain the needed resources from a web server or local share if the URL has been provided to you. if you do not have the .rdzip file but have been provided with an URL.
To specify the server where the resources and their descriptor file are located
Open Resource/Plugin Manager and click .
In the Manage Resource Locations dialog, click Add URL. The Resource Server URL dialog opens.
In the open Resource Server URL dialog, type or paste the server address.
Click OK.
The resources from the selected location will be are listed in the Resource/Plugin Manager.
Adding resources to a server or network share
Distributing resources using .rdzip
Once you have obtained the resource distribution file (.rdzip) from nomagic.com, you can You can share resources internally, e.g., on a company levelusing the resources distribution file (.rdzip file) if you have already obtained it from nomagic.com.
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.
Importing resources without
Distributing resources
Building your own custom resources file
You can bundle your resources into one .rdzipfile and then distribute that file on a local file system, network share, or web server.
To build the resources file, you need the to install the Development Toolspluginto be installed. The Development Tools plugin can either be installed from the No Magic Server in the be downloaded from nomagic.com individually and then installed using Resource/Plugin Manager, or it can be found in the no-cost resource distribution file (.rdzip).
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) 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.
