This part of the docmentation will guide you through the steps that are needed in order to work with the Maven Plugins for the ESB Artifacts.
In order to work with the Maven Plugins you will need to download the Maven 3.9.5 environment. Install the package in a known directory.
Adjust your PATH settings to include the bin directory of this package.
Test the setup running mvn --version
In eclipse, use the Help - Install New Software option and point to the following URL: http://download.eclipse.org/technology/m2e/releases.
As the current Workbench is based on an old eclipse version, it is possible that you will receive errors while trying to install the plugin. If that is the case, please use your browser to locate the following information and install this from the zip file:
m2e - Maven Integration for Eclipse 1.3.1.20130219-1424
This is a known working version of the plugin.
In the preferences pane you need to locate the maven section. In this section you can choose to add a new external Maven Version. Add the one you configured in the previous step and make it your default.