Extender Modules

The Extender Modules enables you to create a Module – which associates Custom Tables, Events, View Events and scripts into a single module which can be exported/imported in a single file for ease of deployment.

How to use

You use the Modules screen to import an Extender module developed by your Sage 300 partner or exported from a development database. You can also create new Extender modules if you are configuring Extender.

Create a module

You make the association between the Events, Scripts, View Events and scripts by the use of a unique ID (module name).

All Events, Scripts and Tables to be included in the Module must be named as follows :

[ModuleID].[TableName], [ModuleID].[ScriptName], [ModuleID].[EventName]

Components of an Extender module

You can view all the components of a module in the panel below the list of modules. You can double click on the individual component to open the relevant screen for checking and editing.:

For example, double-click the Event to open the Event Screen, the Message Templates to open the email template, the custom table to view the table definition and open the custom table editor.

Tip: If you have a long list of modules, you can use CTRL-F to filter by module ID or module name

Double-click on the Table name to view and edit the Extender Custom Table definition. You can also open the Table Editor to maintain records.

In Extender Scripts, you can right click on a script that displays a screen to edit records and choose "Add to Desktop". This adds a menu item to the Sage 300 classic desktop.

In the Modules > Menu Items Tab, you can view where the shortcuts have been added.

Field List and controls

To create a new module, use the INSERT key to add a new Row and enter the Module details.

Detailed Field Description

Python packages

The PIP Tab on the Modules lists all the Python packages Extender has installed as a result of @pip lines in scripts.

• When pip is run it now records a log file in the site_packages\.. folder - right click on the PIP grid and select ‘Open folder’ - go up one level and the log files will be there.

• If you right click on a module on the PIP page you can select ‘Remove ‘{xxx}’ from this computer'. It will delete the pip module and the next time a script is run, it will reinstall the missing pip modules.

Adding files

You can add files to the module.

On the Files Tab, use the INSERT key to upload a new file.

You can then use the getFile function to use the file in a script.

The file will be included in the module when you export it and can be imported in another database.

See details in Adding files to a module

Enable/Disable

The buttons applies to view scripts configured in View Events, Scripts and Workflow only. It sets the Active flag to No.

if you need to disable a screen script, refer to the Scripts topic. Writing a OCX screen script name:

Export modules

Use the Export button to export Extender configuration to a file saved on a network folder. This will create a file with a .VI extension, including all the components named with the module ID.

You can then import the file into another database.

Import modules

Use the Import button to import an Extender module saved on a network folder. This will create and update all the components included in the module. It is recommended to restart the Sage desktop after importing a module.

Note: It doesn't delete any components. If you need to delete some events or scripts, you need to do this manually.

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Examples

You can use the link below for an example of an Extender Module.

Comment Templates Module Example