You need a license for DTK to use this functionality.

In the instruction below, you will prepare the development environment setup for your desktop. The following file will be downloaded:

1. Download the devkit package to the PC where you will use a Desktop and do the DTK work:

   http(s)://<platform host>:9000/download/devkit
   
   

2. Create an installation directory for the Devkit.
   $ mkdir <devkit dir>
   
   
3. Extract the devkit package to your installation directory <devkit dir>
   $ unzip devkit_<version>.zip
   
   

4. Setting Up the Environment Variables for the DTK.
   
   In your development environment or build scripts you must include the devkit.jar in the class path. that was extracted above, in devkit_<version>/lib) in the class path.

   For example:

   $ javac -cp <devkit dir>/lib/devkit.jar -sourcepath . com/mycompany/myplugin/*.java   Where: com/mycompany/myplugin/, is your the code that you will build

Upgrade and Downgrade

Since your custom agents cannot be included in an upgrade or downgrade of the system, you must follow the instructions below before proceeding with regular upgrade or downgrade: 

1. Export the configurations which include custom agents created using Development Toolkit and ensure that you store the DTK packages in case you later require them.
   
   

2. Use the premove command to remove the DTK packages.

   $ mzsh premove dtk_<version>.mzp

3. After completing the upgrade or downgrade, recompile the DTK packages using Java 17, and then reinstall them as described above in Installing DTK. 
   
   
4. Import the configurations that you exported, which include your custom agents.