Create a fresh installation of EAP (I use 6.4.6) with kie-wb-6.5.0-SNAPSHOT-eap6_4.war in standalone/deployments Start EAP Login to kie-workbench Select "Project Authoring" Authoring will open in the uf-playground/mortgages project Create a new BP called "BP1" in the default package Click the "Connect to a Service Repository" button on the Designer button bar Enter the service repo address - on my machine this is: file:///home/jeremy/Documents/gitRepositories/droolsjbpm6.5.x/jbpm-designer/jbpm-designer-backend/src/test/resources/org/jbpm/designer/web/server/servicerepo then click "Connect" Select "Microsoft Academy", then click "Yes" at the "Install Selected Item?" Prompt. Close the "Service Repository Connection" dialog. Click on "Open Project Editor" In the "Project Settings: Project General Settings" drop down, select "Deployment Descriptor". In the "Work Item handlers" section, "Microsoft Academy" is not listed, but it should be.