Notifications can be set to alert you if a job is successful, unsuccessful, or either result. Additionally, a notification can also indicate if a job was launched from the Workbench or from a command line, and can produce a report in a number of different file formats.
You can select the following options and option parameters using the job notification plugin:
| Notification Option | Option Parameters |
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| Notify When Run From |
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| Attached Report |
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| Send Notification |
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Notification parameters are set independently on each job configured in DB Change Manager. Additionally, each set of notification options apply individually per job selected.
The notification plugin must be defined in Eclipse and then activated in DB Change Manager. The following tasks provide a high-level overview of defining and implementing the notification plugin:
Create a plugin project
In order to start building a plugin, you need to create a new plugin platform in Eclipse.
To create a plugin project
- Select File > New > Other.
The Select a Wizard dialog appears. - Select Plugin Project, and then click Next.
- Type a name for the plugin in the appropriate field, and leave the remainder of the parameters as they appear.
- Click Next.
- Retain the default parameters on the next dialog, and then click Finish.
The new plugin project is created in Eclipse and is ready for plugin development.
Configure the target platform
The target platform for the plugin development process needs to be identified in DB Change Manager. This indicates to the new plugin for what product it extends, and grants the plugin access to the system.
To configure the target platform
- Select Window > Preferences.
The Preferences dialog appears. - Choose the Plugin Development > Target Platform node, and then click Browse.
- Navigate to the install directory for DB Change Manager.
- Click Apply, and then click OK.
The Preferences dialog closes and the target platform of the plugin is now indicated.
Define dependencies
The new plugin requires a pair of dependency definitions on the DB Change Manager Notification plugin:
- com.idera.change.notifications
- org.eclipse.ui.forms
- Navigate to the META-INF folder in your project and double-click MANIFEST.MF.
The MANIFEST.MF file opens in Eclipse. - Select the Dependencies tab and click Add.
- Choose com.idera.change.notifications and click OK.
The dependency is added. - Choose org.eclipse.ui.forms and click OK.
The dependency is added. - Press Ctrl+S to save the changes, or choose File>Save from the menu to retain the new dependencies and close the editor.