Test, Package, and Install Your Data Action

You use Oracle Analytics Desktop to test your data action from its source location before you install it.

1. If Oracle Analytics Desktop is currently running, close it.
2. If you're working behind a proxy, set the proxy settings in %PLUGIN_DEV_DIR%\gradle.properties. For information about accessing the web through HTTP proxy, see Gradle User Manual.
3. Run Oracle Analytics Desktop in SDK mode by using the command prompt you started in Choose Which Data Action Inherited Methods to Override and enter the following commands:
   cd %PLUGIN_DEV_DIR%
   .\gradlew run

   Oracle Analytics Desktop starts in SDK mode. Your data action extension appears in the Console | Extensions page.

   Create a workbook and test your data action. If you find any issues, you can debug your code using your browser's built-in developer tools.

4. If you created an HTTP API data action:
   1. Go to the Console and display the Safe Domains page.
   2. Add each domain that you want to access.
      For example, if you need access to the apilayer.com APIs, add apilayer.net to the list of safe domains.
   3. Click the Connect column checkbox for the selected domain.
   4. Reload the Safe Domains page in your browser for the changes to take effect.
5. If you want to prepare your data action extension to distribute to other people or to install in Oracle Analytics:
   • Package all of the files into a single ZIP file containing the %PLUGIN_DEV_DIR%\src\customdataaction folder and its contents.
   • Name the zip using the same ID you gave to your data action extension when you created it.
6. Install your data action extension. See Manage Oracle Analytics Extensions.