Adobe® LiveCycle® Workbench ES2 Add-ons provides new tools and enhancements for LiveCycle Workbench ES2. The set of plugins update an existing installation with new features to improve developer productivity building LiveCycle ES2 applications.
LiveCycle Workbench ES2 is an integrated development environment (IDE) that developers use to create and manage LiveCycle ES2 applications and assets. Users can model, create, or automate processes and forms. A free trial of LiveCycle Workbench ES2 is available for anyone to use, but it requires users to have access to a LiveCycle ES2 server installation. The new tools and feature enhancements in this technology include the following:
Download and Discuss
Download the LiveCycle Workbench ES2 Add-ons
Discuss the LiveCycle Workbench ES2 Add-ons- Variable Highlighting — The feature enables users to clearly see which variables are used for each activity that is selected on the process.
- Approval Wizard — The feature enables users to design an approval task with ease of answering a few questions in a wizard.
- Record & Playback shortcut — The feature allows users to start recording and open their recording from the invocation dialog.
- Schema Editor — The feature enables users to use a visual editor to create schemas.
- Application Filter — The feature simplifies the dialog that allows users to retrieve applications by filtering the application that already exist in their workspace.
- Event Tooling — The new wizard and user interface designed for events will make creating events much easier.
- Relationship Viewer — The feature allows users to see the relationship of forms to their fragments.
- Type Selection Improvements — The display of the data types in the variable creation dialog has been made easier.
- Server Log Viewer — Support for viewing the LiveCycle Server log in the new Workbench Server Log viewer.
The new set of enhancements is perfect for any developer who wishes to get new features for their existing LiveCycle Workbench ES2 installation without having to change their LiveCycle ES2 server installation.
Getting Started
Follow these steps to get started with the LiveCycle Workbench ES2 Add-ons:
Before you begin: The LiveCycle Workbench ES2 Add-ons require an existing installation of LiveCycle Workbench ES2, which is purchased or downloaded with a LiveCycle ES2 server. The plugins can also be installed in an existing Eclipse (minimum version 3.2.4) and Java JDK version 1.6.
- Download the LiveCycle Workbench ES2 Add-ons
- Launch LiveCycle Workbench ES2.
- If you have an existing version of the LiveCycle Workbench ES2 Add-ons installed, perform an uninstall prior to installing the new version:
- Go to Help > Software Updates > Manage Configurations.
- Expand Adobe LiveCycle Workbench ES2 in the left panel.
- Select Adobe LiveCycle Workbench ES 9.5.0 and right click to Uninstall.
- Go to Help > Software Updates > Find and Install, select Search for new features to install and then click Next.
- Click New Archive site, browse to the download directory of the LiveCycle Workbench ES2 Add-ons ZIP, and select it. Click OK.
- Follow the instructions on the subsequent screens to deploy the Workbench ES2 features. Ignore the message "Warning: You are about to install an unsigned feature", and click Install to continue. When done, Workbench will prompt you to restart.
- Follow the Configuring the XML Schema Editor instructions
- Follow the Deploying and Configuring the Server Log Component instructions
- Ask questions and share your feedback in the LiveCycle Workbench ES2 Add-ons forum
Please note that your submission of comments, ideas, feature requests and techniques on this and other Adobe maintained forums, as well as Adobe's right to use such materials, is governed by the Terms of Use.
Community
Below you'll find references and links to help you participate in the LiveCycle community.
Online Forum
Ask questions and discuss ideas with other LiveCycle Workbench ES2 Add-ons users in the Labs forums.
Please note that your submission of comments, ideas, feature requests and techniques on this and other Adobe maintained forums, as well as Adobe's right to use such materials, is governed by the Terms of Use.
Adobe Developer Connection
Read tutorials, samples, articles, and other resources to help you learn more about LiveCycle in the LiveCycle Developer Center.
Visit the LiveCycle Developer Center
Resources
If you want to learn more about releases on Labs as well as other Adobe technologies, visiting a user group or connecting with an Adobe Community Expert is a great place to start.
Product Details
FAQ
- What are the LiveCycle Workbench ES2 Add-ons?
- The set of plugins update an existing Adobe® LiveCycle Workbench ES2 with new features to improve developer productivity building LiveCycle ES2 applications.
- Who should try the LiveCycle Workbench ES2 Add-ons?
- The new set of enhancements is perfect for any developer who wishes to get new features for their existing LiveCycle Workbench ES2 installation without having to change their LiveCycle ES2 server installation.
- Where can I post issues and comments?
- Please use the Labs forum to ask questions and post issues/comments.
System Requirements
The system requirements for the LiveCycle Workbench ES2 Add-ons are the same as that for LiveCycle Workbench ES2.
Operating system
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional; Windows Server® 2003; or Windows Vista® Home, Business, or Ultimate
Memory
1GB of RAM
Processors
Intel® Pentium® 4 at 2GHz or equivalent
Hard drive
2 GB space available (plus 1 GB temp space needed for installation)
In addition, users are required to have access to a LiveCycle ES2 server installation.
Release Notes
This release of the LiveCycle Workbench ES2 Add-ons is prerelease software and is designed for evaluation purposes only. The add-ons are not final; but, many portions of the technology are fully implemented and ready for you to try and discuss.
Known Issues
- Creating a form with a data model on Workbench fails with "The file was not found. Please verify the file name" after using the update site plugins. The reason for this is that a new Designer is required after the update of the plugins. We recommend users to update their Workbench ES2 to the SP1 version.
- Creating a fragment on Workbench fails with the OK button disenabled at the last step after using the update site plugins. The reason for this is that a new Designer is required after the update of the plugins. We recommend users to update their Workbench ES2 to the SP1 version. If users try to delete an application with a form where a fragment is being created and the fragment creation failed with Designer not closed, and they succeed, a form will not be created again with error “The operation cannot be completed because LiveCycle Designer has a dialog box open. Please close the dialog box and try again."
