Install Syndeia

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.
   
   
   
   Figure 11: Go to MagicDraw Help > Resource/Plugin Manager to install Syndeia plugin
    
3.  Click on the Import button and select the plugin installation zip file that you downloaded, e.g. Syndeia_3.0_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 2.0 installation, you will see a message indicating that Syndeia 2.0 will be removed and Syndeia 3.0 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 (x86)\MagicDraw\18.0\plugins\com.intercax.syndeia.md. 
   
   
7. Copy the Java library folders assembled in section 2.3, such as libTC, libWC, libMySQL, libNX, amd libCreo, to this folder as shown in Figure 12 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.
   
   
   
   Figure 12: Copy the libWC, libTC, libMySQL, libNX, and libCreo folders to your Syndeia plugin installation folder
   
   
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, your user directory is C:\Users\<Your User Account>\.syndeia 
   2. On Mac OS X, create .syndeia folder under your user home directory.
   3. On Linux (Ubuntu), create .syndeia folder under the Home folder of the user.
      
      
9. Restart MagicDraw as an administrator, similar to step 1. 
   
   
10.  Go to Help > Plugin/Resource Manager and check if Syndeia 3.0 is installed, as shown below in Figure 13.
    
     
    Figure 13: Resource/Plugin Manager should show that Syndeia 3.0 is installed
    
    
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 in Figure 14 below.
    
    
    
    Figure 14: Options > Environment > Plugins list should show that Syndeia 3.0 is installed (Loaded=true, Enabled=true)
    
    
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\18.0\samples\Syndeia
    
    
14. The Syndeia log file for MagicDraw will be located in the .syndeia folder, e.g. C:\Users\.syndeia\syndeia.md.log