Test Your Visualization and Workbook Extensions on Windows

Use Command Prompt to run Oracle Analytics Desktop in SDK mode to test your Oracle Analytics visualization and workbook extensions. Running Oracle Analytics Desktop in SDK mode opens Oracle Analytics Desktop in a browser.

For information about creating workbooks and adding visualizations to workbooks, see the Oracle Analytics product documentation section in Oracle Analytics Extension Development Resources.

You must build and package a workbook extension before you can upload it to Oracle Analytics Desktop to test it. See Build and Package an Extension.

1. In Command Prompt, change to PLUG_IN_DEV_DIR and run this command to invoke Oracle Analytics Desktop in a browser:

   cd $PLUGIN_DEV_DIR
   ./gradlew run

2. If after you run the command Oracle Analytics Desktop opens and then closes, you can use the Windows task bar to manually open Oracle Analytics Desktop in a browser.
   1. Go to the Windows task bar and click Show hidden icons. Locate and right-click the Oracle Analytics Desktop icon.
   2. Select Copy URL to Clipboard.
      
      
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   3. In a browser, paste the copied URL and press Enter.
3. To test a visualization extension:
   1. In Oracle Analytics Desktop, open or create a workbook.
   2. In the workbook's Data Panel, click Visualizations and scroll to the bottom of the Visualizations list to locate the Custom Visualizations section containing the custom visualizations you created.
      
      
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4. To test a workbook extension:
   1. In Oracle Analytics Desktop, click Navigator, and then click Console. Go to the Extensions and Enrichments section and click Extensions.
   2. Click Upload Extensions and browse for and select the workbook extension ZIP file. Click Open.
   3. In Oracle Analytics Desktop, open or create a workbook.
   4. In the Toolbar click Custom Workbook Extension to view a list of the workbook extensions and you uploaded to your instance.
      
      
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