Description:
We Installed a third party driver (for instance, Oracle driver) using TCT to runtime but the debug node launched within Business Studio does not find it (Java component imports the packages). We have to create a separate DAA with packages from the driver and attach to the main composite in order to run it in RAD. Any alternative solution?

We have installed third-party drivers using the TIBCO Configuration Tool (TCT) and our application depends on those drivers. How can we add the driver features to the debug node when running the application in RAD?

For TIBCO ActiveMatrix 3.1.x:
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We can take the following steps:

1). In Business Studio, click on the button “TIBCO SOA Platform Extension” . 
2). In RAD ‘Debug Configuration’ or 'Run Configuration', the button “Add TCT Shells” can be seen.  
3). Select the Shell for Oracle driver created by TCT.
4). Run the configuration to test composite application. 

We have a WebEx recording attached (Filename: rad_jdbc_proversion.wrf) to cover this topic.

Note, as this article was being authored, TIBCO had officially declared ending support for releases 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, and 3.1.3 of TIBCO ActiveMatrix (R) Service Grid and TIBCO ActiveMatrix (R) Service Bus. This action would take effect on Oct 31, 2015. Refer to LBN 41233 for details.

For TIBCO ActiveMatrix 3.2.0 and 3.3.0
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In TIBCO ActiveMatrix 3.2.0 and later versions, user experience are enhanced. 'Debug Configuration' and 'Run Configuration' have a button 'Add Driver Features' enabled by default (user no longer need to enable "TIBCO SOA Platform Extension") equivalent to "Add TCT Shells" described above. This is also documented in "Composite Development" under the section "Composites" --> "Running and Debugging a Composite" --> "Creating a Run Configuration".


For TIBCO ActiveMatrix 3.3.0 Hotfix004 and later
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In the above instructions, it is assumed that the user has a customized installation profile which includes TCT for the design time. Starting from 3.3.0_hotfix004, a feature was implemented so that user can now configure a third-party driver in a "SOA Development" installation profile by running the following utility.

configure-third-party-driver -Dshell.name=com.tibco.tpcl.gen.oracle.jdbc -Dshell.version=11.1.0.112100 -Dsource.jar.folders=/path/to/driver/jars

This utility is located in <TIBCO_HOME>/amx/3.3/bin/ . For more information, refer to LBN 40820 or the readme file of the latest available ActiveMatrix 3.3.0 Hotfix. The closed issue ID is SDS-7208.

LBN 41233
LBN 40820