Tools Management

Tools are a central element of the Collaboration Manager. While Capella remains a core tool of the platform, we have generic tool support. This not only allows administrators to use additional tools such as Eclipse, pure::variants or Papyrus, but also to expand the platform with their own tools.

A tool can be added if it can run in a Docker container and can be reached via RDP. General web-based tool support is on our roadmap; currently only Jupyter can be used as a web-based tool.

Tools can be found in various places on the platform:

• Models in projects are always assigned to a specific tool.
• Sessions are always started for a specific tool.

Each tool has different versions and natures, which can be configured individually. Since different versions can be enabled in parallel, it helps to carry out complex migrations step by step.

Managing Tools

Tools are managed by the platform administrator. The tools management page allows the administrator to add, edit, and delete tools.

The tool management page can be found at Menu > Settings > Tools. Here, you'll find several YAML editors.

To change the configuration, edit the YAML configuration in the corresponding editor. Once you're done, click Save. We run several validation rules during saving to avoid configuration errors. You'll be notified about the save result in the bottom left corner via a notification.

The id entry is only displayed for reference and cannot be changed, any changes of the id are ignored. When creating a new version or a new nature, the ID will be auto-assigned.

To see all available options, please refer to the API documentation. A link to the corresponding route of the API documentation is provided on the tools management page.