Extending : Global function extension : Registering global functions for tooling
  
Registering global functions for tooling
To enable extended global functions to be displayed in UDTT visual editors, technical developers must register the functions as plug-in extensions.
To register the global functions as a plug-in extension, do the following steps:
1 Open the plugin.xml file, and then click the Extensions tab.
2 Click Add… to open the New Extension window.
3 In the Extension Point Filter field of the New Extension window, enter com.ibm.btt, and then select com.ibm.btt.tools.common.globalFunctions. Click Finish.
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4 In the All Extensions panel, right-click com.ibm.btt.tools.common.globalFunctions, and then click New > Function.
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5 In the Extension Element Details panel, enter detailed information.
▪ In the Name field, enter the name of the group of functions.
▪ In the config field, enter the global function definition .xml file.
Note For more information on the global function definition .xml file, see Describing global functions in a .xml file.
▪ In the Label field, enter the name for the group of functions that is displayed in UDTT visual editors.
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See also
Global function extension