You are a SAP Identity Management customer and you are wondering how to downgrade the version of your Eclipse SAP Identity Management Developer Studio plug-in?
Then this is the right article for you!
This blog provides guidance on how to downgrade the version of your Eclipse SAP Identity Management Developer Studio plug-in.
There are two possible scenarios for changing the version of SAP Identity Management Developer Studio plug-in to a lower one.
The first scenario is valid for customers who have at least two different Eclipse installations with SAP Identity Management Developer Studio plug-ins on a different patch level, one of which is the appropriate level. In that case, the plug-in can be installed from the Eclipse IDE that contains the needed version.
The second scenario is valid for customers who have updated Eclipse SAP Identity Management Developer Studio plug-in but want to revert it to a lower version.
Scenario 1:
To execute the first scenario, follow the steps bellow:
- Uninstall the existing SAP Identity Management Developer Studio plug-in by executing the following:
- Navigate to the Help menu and select the About Eclipse option.
- In the About Eclipse window, click ‘Installation Details’.
- Find the SAP Identity Management Developer Studio plug-in version that you want to uninstall and choose and click ‘Uninstall’.
- Follow the wizard steps to uninstall the plug-in.
- At the end, you will be asked to restart your Eclipse.
- Install the desired version of SAP Identity Management Developer Studio plug-in by following the steps:
- Navigate to the File menu and choose the Import option.
- Click ’Install’ , choose ’From Existing Installation’ and click ‘Next’.
- Select the ‘Browse’ button and navigate to the installation directory of Eclipse, where the plug-in is installed (installation directory could be either shared or transferred to the localhost). Click ‘OK’ and follow the steps.
- Choose only ‘SAP Identity Management Developer Studio plug-in’ from the list, click ‘Next’ and follow the installation steps.
- After you restart Eclipse, the plug-in will be installed.
Scenario 2:
To execute the second scenario, follow the steps below:
- Navigate to the Help menu and select the About Eclipse option.
- In the About Eclipse window, click ‘Installation Details’.
- In the Eclipse Installation Details window, select the ’Installation History’ tab.
- Choose the desired installation from the ‘Previous configurations’ list and click the ’Revert’ button.
- Confirm your choice in the Revert Software Configuration window that appears.
- After you restart Eclipse, the plug-in will be installed.
Hope this article helps you in any way possible.
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