Chapter 09 - Customization
Developing Plug-Ins
Q: What should you do with the Advanced Planning and Scheduling System to incorporate and operate the programs (plug-ins) you have developed links to?
A: When a plug-in is developed, you can directly access almost all of the Advanced Planning and Scheduling System's internal data (objects and properties) and can reference, add, change, delete, and execute internal methods (processing). Plug-ins allow high-level, high-speed development with close linkage. Developing plug-ins requires that you have a good knowledge for making use of the COM interface technology, which gives development with a high level of functionality? compared to external programs.
'// Plug-in source codes Example in Visual Basic
'// Create class definitions
'// 070327
Public Function CreateNewClass(className As String, classAlias As String, project As ASBProject, args As AsPlugInManager.ASPArgList) As ASOObject
Dim classDef As ASOObject
Set classDef = project.CreateUserClassDef(className, className)
If classDef Is Nothing Then
Set CreateNewClass = Nothing
Exit Function
End If
'Other name for the class definition
classDef.Alias = classAlias
'Other name for the class root
Dim classRoot As ASOObject
Set classRoot = project.FindChild(className)
If Not classRoot Is Nothing Then
classRoot.Alias = classAlias
End If
' Return the class root
Set CreateNewClass = classRoot
End Function
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Steps in Installing the Advanced Planning and Scheduling System
Important Points in Making a Successful Installation