With OpenEdge 13.1, Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge (Developer Studio) is delivered through the Feature Repository (Architect_Repo) and installed in a supported Eclipse IDE that you provide. This Bring Your Own Eclipse (BYOE) deployment model separates the Developer Studio features from the Eclipse installation. Unlike previous releases, Eclipse is not bundled with Developer Studio. The Feature Repository is included in the OpenEdge 13.1 installer.

You should provide an Eclipse installation within the version range supported by Developer Studio 13.1. You can then install the Developer Studio features from the Feature Repository.

The OpenEdge installer provides the OpenEdge distribution used to install the Developer Studio component. After this component is installed, Feature Repository is available at %DLC%\oeide for installing and updating the Developer Studio features in Eclipse. The OpenEdge installer does not include a bundled Eclipse installation or Architect_Thirdparty_Repo. This approach supports offline environments and keeps the repository aligned with the target OpenEdge release.

You must install the Developer Studio component from the OpenEdge installer because it installs the Developer Studio license. This license enables Developer Studio features, such as connections to OpenEdge databases and PAS for OpenEdge, to function within Eclipse. Without this component, the Eclipse plugins alone cannot access OpenEdge run-time services, regardless of how they were installed.

Delivery model: old VS. new

Aspect Previous bundled model Current BYOE model
What Progress provides The OpenEdge installer provides a fixed Eclipse installation together with the following:
  • Developer Studio plugins
  • Dependencies
  • Custom startup scripts
 The OpenEdge installation provides:
  • Developer Studio component
  • License
  • The Feature Repository is named Architect_Repo, and available at %DLC%\oeide

Note that it does not provide a bundled Eclipse installation.
What you provide No separate Eclipse installation is required. A supported Eclipse IDE and Java 21—Configure the matching Eclipse release and Eclipse Orbit repositories for dependency resolution.
Maintenance Eclipse and Developer Studio are updated together. To install or update Developer Studio features in your Eclipse environment using the Feature Repository provided with each OpenEdge release, use the Eclipse p2 tools.

To install and manage Developer Studio, see: