7.2.4 Copy Plug-in dialog box

Use the Copy Plug-in dialog box to copy the selected plug-in. To display the Copy Plug-in dialog box, in the Plug-in view (Release tab) or in the Plug-in view (Under Development tab), select Copy in the Actions list box.

Figure 7-6 Copy Plug-in dialog box

The following items are displayed in this dialog box:

ID text box

Enter the ID of the plug-in. The text box allows a maximum of 64 characters. Specify the ID, however, so that the total number of characters entered in the ID and Vendor ID text boxes is no more than 115.

Version text box

Enter the version number of the plug-in as major-version-number.minor-version-number.revision-number. Specify each of the numbers in the range from 00 to 99.

Vendor ID text box

Enter the vendor ID of the plug-in. The text box allows a maximum of 64 characters. Specify the vendor ID, however, so that the total number of characters entered in the ID and Vendor ID text boxes is no more than 115.

Name text box

Enter the name of the plug-in. The text box allows a maximum of 64 characters.

Vendor Name text box

Enter the name of the plug-in's vendor. The text box allows a maximum of 64 characters.

Description text box

Enter a brief description of the plug-in. The text box allows a maximum of 256 characters.

Category text box

Enter the category name of the plug-in. The text box allows a maximum of 256 characters. If you use a hierarchical category name, delimit individual layers with a slash (/). You can use maximum of 10 layers for a category name. If you want to enter the plug-in in multiple categories, delimit the category names with a comma (,). Make sure that you enter values for all layers of a category name.

Save button

If you click this button, the selected plug-in is copied and the Edit Plug-in dialog box appears.

Cancel button

Click this button to close the Copy Plug-in dialog box.

Caution:

You cannot copy the selected plug-in unless you change ID, Version, or Vendor ID.