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When metadata doesn't provide enough customisation flexibility then there are Cimera PlugIns.

 

Cimera is written using the Microsoft .Net technology which allows it to run additional code, written by any Cimera user or by Propel Systems on a customer's behalf, to supplement the standard features.

 

With PlugIns you can add extra functionality. For example you could

•        add custom actions for when the user right-clicks selected items of a particular Item Type.

•        replace standard windows

•        add custom reports.

•        use the Cimera API to automate common tasks

•        define tasks that automatically execute when an item is created, deleted, updated or promoted.

 

PlugIns are security-aware so you can ensure that only the intended users with the right roles can use their functionality.

 

PlugIns are accessed

•        From the Shortcut bar

•        Custom Menu

•        Appropriate context sensitive menus where the user has sufficient security access

•        If the PlugIn is of type CimeraPlugInCustomAction then it can be put on the Item Details Form behind a button and launched from there