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Function documentationIncorporating Third-Party Applications

 

During a Store Manager session, you can launch and use a third-party application by clicking a button on a menu window. Use this procedure to customize the selection of third-party applications that are available, and place buttons for launching them on Store Manager windows. You can also define the state the application should open in and assign authority levels to it to define the employees who can use it.

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Before you complete the following steps, you must know the name and path of the third-party application’s executable. If you want a specific bitmap image to appear on the application’s button, you must know the name and path of the corresponding .bmp file.

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To define buttons for third-party applications:

  1. On the Main Menu, click Parameters Setup.

  2. On the Parameters Setup menu, click 3rd Party Programs. The 3rd Party Programs Menu Selection window appears.

  3. Click the Store Manager menu window that you want to contain the third-party application’s button, and then click Open. The 3rd Party Programs Setup window appears.

  4. Do one of the following:

    • To add a button for an application, click New

    • To change the button for an application, click the Label for the button for an application.

  5. In the Label field, type a name that will appear on the button for the application.

  6. In the field at the left of Picture, if more than one third-party application button appears on this window, type a number to indicate the order in which this button will appear.

  7. In the field at the right of Picture, type the full path and name of the bitmap file for the image that will appear on the button for the application.

  8. To specify details of the executable file for the application, complete the following fields:

    • Program Name: Type the name of the executable file for the application

    • Program Path: Type the full path to the executable file.

  9. Beside Opening State, to define how the application opens, click one of:

    • Maximized

    • Regular

    • Minimized

  10. In the Authority field, select a level to define the minimum authority level required to launch the application.

  11. Choose Enabled to enable the application button or to disable the button, leave the check box blank.

  12. Do one or more of the following:

    • To add or change the button for an application, repeat the process

    • To delete a button, select the label for the button and then click Delete. A message appears prompting you to confirm the deletion. Click Yes

    • To save the third-party button definition for this window, click Save.