Installing an integrated development environment
You can create an integrated development environment (IDE) by installing the Eclipse IDE. As a developer, you can use the IDE to develop, test, and configure mobile apps before you deploy them to mobile devices.
Before you begin
- Ensure that Maximo Anywhere is installed on the computer where you are installing the IDE.
- It is recommended that you install the IDE on a computer that is independent of the server.
- Depending on the mobile platform that you plan to develop apps for, ensure that you installed the Android, iOS, or Windows development tools.
- Oracle JDK is required to run Eclipse and to build apps for Android, iOS, and Windows devices. For the current supported version, see the Maximo® Anywhere system requirements.
- To allow Eclipse to install the required plugins, ensure that your firewall is temporarily disabled.
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If you cannot test the mobile apps on mobile devices, you can use the Android Emulator, the iOS Simulator, or the Windows Mobile Emulator, to view and test the mobile apps.
You can customize the mobile apps when they are deployed. For more information, see Customizing Maximo Anywhere mobile apps.