Install Syndeia plugin

Follow the instructions in this section to install the Syndeia plugin for MagicDraw.

1. Launch MagicDraw as an administrator. On Windows 10, you can right-click the MagicDraw icon and select Run as Administrator. On other operating systems, ensure that you have administrative privileges to install software.
    
2. Go to Help > Resource/Plugin Manager.
   
   
    
3.  Click on the Import button (as shown above) and select the plugin installation zip file that you downloaded, e.g. Syndeia_3.4_for_MagicDraw.zip.
   
   
4. If you are installing Syndeia for the first time, you will see a message indicating that the installation will finish upon restarting MagicDraw. If you are installing Syndeia on top of your existing Syndeia 3.3 installation, you will see a message indicating that Syndeia 3.3 will be removed and Syndeia 3.4 will be installed upon starting MagicDraw. 
   
   
5. Close MagicDraw.
   
   
6. Go to the Syndeia for MagicDraw plugin installation folder: <Your MagicDraw Installation>\plugins\com.intercax.syndeia.md, e.g. C:\Program Files\MagicDraw\18.0\plugins\com.intercax.syndeia.md. 
   
   Library Installation for specific Repositories:
   
   
7. Copy the library folders assembled when configuring integrations , such as libTC, libWC, libMySQL, libNX, and libCreo, to this folder as shown below. Note that you will need library folders for only those repositories / tools that you will be connecting to using Syndeia and for which you have a Syndeia license. The libDOORS, libSimulink, and libIJIDE folders are automatically installed with Syndeia.
   
   
   
   

   License Installation

8. Setting up Syndeia license – Copy the Syndeia license file that you obtained from us to the .syndeia folder in your user directory. If you do not have a .syndeia folder, create one in your user directory. If you have problems creating the .syndeia folder using Windows explorer or Finder (Mac), create it using the command window or terminal. 
   1. On Windows 10, this would be C:\Users\<Your Account>\.syndeia 
   2. On Mac OS X, this would be /Users/<Your Account>/.syndeia 
   3. On Linux (Ubuntu), this would be /home/<Your Account>/.syndeia 
      
      
9. Restart MagicDraw as an administrator, similar to step 1. 
   
   
10.  Go to Help > Resource/Plugin Manager and check if Syndeia 3.3 is installed, as shown below.
    
    
    
    

11. Go to Options > Environment. Select Plugins (as shown below) and click on the Provider column header to sort the plugin list by the Provider. Check that the Syndeia plugin is loaded and enabled (true for both columns), as shown below.
    
    
    

    
    

12.  Congratulations!!! You have successfully installed the Syndeia plugin for MagicDraw.
    

    
    

13. Read through this document to learn about the Syndeia Dashboard and its features. Then, walk through the step-by-step instructions in the tutorial document located here in your Syndeia installation: 
    <Your MagicDraw Installation>\samples\Syndeia, e.g. C:\Program Files\MagicDraw\18.5\samples\Syndeia
    
    
14. The Syndeia log file for MagicDraw will be located in the .syndeia folder, e.g. C:\Users\.syndeia\3.4\syndeia.md.log