Depending on what you are trying to do with Extender, the Getting Started step may differ.
Example: You can review the Extender tutorials for specific examples using Extender to log Extender changes or configure workflow on Extender records. Refer to Extender Configurator Tutorials and Extender Workflow Tutorials
Note: Extender is available in different editions with different functionality. Refer to Orchid Website Extender Overview for further details.
Configure Extender
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Create Event types which you want to attach to Sage 300 Views and View Fields
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Configure Workflow Templates - Screen Guide
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Attach Workflows to View Events, Scripts & WF
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Use the Logs screen to review the logs maintained by Extender
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Use View Info to familiarise yourself with the Sage 300 Views and View fields - See "Extender View Info"
Getting Started for Developers
This documentation helps developers and technical consultants get started with Extender, It is not a fully developed training course in Python nor the Sage 300 development environment. Refer to the technical info section for Extender General Considerations
Finding Help and Documentation
You can find information about setting up and using Extender in the Sage 300 help and in the product documentation included with this release.
Note: For technical support, contact your Sage business partner.
Context-Sensitive Help
Sage 300 features context-sensitive help that you can use to quickly open and view articles and information directly from Sage 300 screens.
On the Sage 300 Desktop, press F1 to view help for the current screen.
On Sage 300 Web Screens, click the help menu at the top of the screen to see help articles and resources related to your current task.
Product Documentation
Extender includes guides in printable PDF format related to installation and setup. These guides are available in the Docs folder on the Sage 300 server.
Training guides are available on the Orchid website :
https://www.orchid.systems/resources/training
Browse to the folder where Sage 300 is installed:
\DOCS\XXA\VIXXA\ and select the document or file you want to print.
Example: Docs\72A\VI72A for Version 2025
For details on general Sage 300 functionality, such as using Menu items, Finders, Working with Data entry Grids, please refer to Sage 300 documentation.
