8.4 Install the Custom Plugin

As an administrator or a user with administration privileges, you can upload, download, search, and delete custom plug-ins.

For example, you can upload a custom plug-in that provides a visualization type that you can use in workbooks.

To upload a custom plug-in that provides a visualization type which can be used in workbooks:

1. Sign in as a user with administration privileges.
2. On the Home page, click the Navigator, and then click Console.
3. Click Extensions.

   You use this page to upload, search for, delete, or download a custom plug-in.

4. To upload a custom plug-in, click Extension and perform one of the following actions.
   • Browse to the required plug-in file in your file system, and click Open to select the plug-in.
   • Drag the required plug-in file to the Upload Custom Plugin object.
5. If the uploaded custom plug-in file name is the same as an existing custom plug-in, then the uploaded file replaces the existing one and is displayed in visualizations.
6. Refresh the page to view the uploaded plug-in.