BS2IDE Software requirements

Before installing Fujitsu Software BS2000 BS2IDE check whether all software requirements are fulfilled:

Eclipse

BS2IDE is provided as plug-in to the Eclipse workbench. It is recommended to use Eclipse IDE for Java Developers which can be downloaded from the Eclipse Download site). BS2IDE requires version 4.8 (Photon) or later.

Java Runtime Environment

Eclipse with BS2IDE requires JRE8 or compatible later versions. Before installing BS2IDE ensure JRE8 is the default Java runtime environment used by your Eclipse.

Eclipse version 2020-09 and newer requires at least Java 11 to work.
When using such Eclipse version, ensure that Java 11 is installed and it is the default Java runtime environment.

openFT

BS2IDE uses openFT to access resources on a remote BS2000 system. On the remote BS2000 system as well as on the client running the Eclipse workbench a current openFT release must have been installed and started (see the openFT manuals on the manuals server).

Install openFT

For receiving the openFT download (openFT-CL license or evaluation version for 30 days) see openFT website , Button "buy online" to get a link for downloading openFT.

Extract the downloaded ZIP-Archive and execute setup.exe. Follow the steps of the installation wizard. When prompted for an openFT license key, enter the key you have received from your Fujitsu contact person if available. Otherwise just click next; your openFT installation will then be an evaluation version limited for 30 days. The key can be entered at any time to activate the permanent license.

Install openFT license subsequently (if not done during installation)

To install your openFT license key after the installation of openFT itself, run a Windows command line window as administrator. From within this command line window run the following command:

ftaddlic <License Key>

Replace <License Key> by the key you have received from your Fujitsu contact.

Configure openFT for BS2IDE (for openFT-CL only)

Add BS2000-Host as openFT Partner

The openFT client license for usage with BS2IDE is limited to connect to not more than two BS2000 systems. Those need to be defined explicitly as openFT-Partners before BS2IDE can access them. This restriction does not apply to openFT server licenses and the 30 days trial license.

To define your BS2000 system as openFT partner open a Windows command line window as administrator. From within this command line window run the following command:

ftaddptn <partner> -pa=<Hostname|IP-Adress>[:Port]

For <partner> choose a name with max. 8 characters. If any corrections are necessary, you might need to use the ftmodptn command with the same syntax as above.