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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
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 resources from a local file system or network share
There are two methods to install resources using Resource/Plugin Manager:
- you can install selected resources individually or import all resources at once from the .rdzip file located on a local file system.
OR
- you can obtain resources from the server/shared repository pre-populated with the latest resources from the .rdzip file using a link provided by your admin.
You can also internally share the .rdzip file you have obtained.
How can I get the latest plugins?
You can download an all plugins bundle (.rdzip file) from nomagic.com (please log in to see the Download area). What is more, you can import resources from a server/shared local repository your admin gave a link to.
Importing selected resources from a local file system
You can add individual resources in a .zip format using the Import functionality, or you can add all 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.
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.
Importing bundled resources from the specified location/file
You need to specify a resource location on a local file system/network share or point directly to the .rdzip file to import an all resources bundle.
To add a resource location
- Open Resource/Plugin Manager.
- Click the button.
- In the Manage Resource Locations dialog, click Add.
- Specify a resource location on your file system/network share or a resource distribution file (.rdzip) and click Open. The resource location is added.
You can manage the list displayed in the Manage Resource Locations dialog by adding, removing, or reordering the resource locations.
Importing resources from a server or network share
You can also import resources from a web server or local share if the URL has been provided to you. All you need to do is to enter it in the Manage Resource Locations dialog.
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 Resource Server URL dialog, type or paste the server address.
- Click OK.
The resources from the selected location will be listed in the Resource/Plugin Manager.
Adding resources to a server or network share
You can share resources internally, e.g., on a company level using the resources distribution file (.rdzip file) if you have already obtained it from nomagic.com.
Importing resources without
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 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.