INSTALLING

Customizing Notes install for features and plug-ins on Windows and Mac
You can customize the Notes® install kit to add new or third-party features at install or upgrade or to remove certain supplied features from the kit prior to install or upgrade using the procedure outlined here.

About this task

For an overview of the files and directories in the Notes install kit, see the topic Eclipse files and folders in the install kit. In addition, for specific topics referenced in the procedure, see the related links.

Procedure

1. Customize the Notes install manifest (deploy\install.xml) to add new or third-party features or remove certain supplied features.

2. If you are adding a new or third-party feature, sign the feature and plug-in JAR files and optionally establish signing preferences in the deploy\plugin_customization.ini file).
3. Optionally add features to or remove features from the supplied Notes install kit. 4. Test the customized Notes install kit before distributing it to your users. See the topic Validating your customized Notes install kit.

5. Distribute the customized Notes install kit for install or upgrade.

Related concepts
Eclipse files and folders in the Notes install kit
Customizing the Notes install manifest for supplied Eclipse features

Related tasks
Signing custom or third-party features and plug-ins for install and update
Obtaining a tuner and creating a transform file to customize Notes installation
Customizing a Notes install kit to set certifier and trust defaults
Customizing Notes install or upgrade on Linux
Adding and removing components from the Notes install kit using UpdateSiteMgr
Deploying client plug-ins with widgets and the widget catalog

Related reference
Reducing Notes install kit size
Validating your customized Notes install kit