Advanced Customization > Services and Infrastructure Customization > System Configuration Collector Plugin > Creating a System Configuration Collector Plugin > Procedures – Creating a Custom Plugin
  
Procedures – Creating a Custom Plugin
Foremost, for the complete CustomPlugin.java class that is seen in the following sections as code snippets, refer to Sample Code.
Four distinct phases must be completed before a plugin can be used with the System Configuration Collector or a JMX Console.
1. Designing the plugin.
2. Implementing the plugin.
3. Compiling the plugin.
4. Deploying the plugin.