Developing Entity Plug-in Objects

The Generic Entity (GE) provides a standard set of base functionality for all entities created and maintained within Aptify. See Understanding the Apitfy Generic Entity Architecture for more information.

However, the more complex entities in a particular application may need additional logic beyond what is provided by the GE to adequately address the application's requirements. In these cases, a developer can write an entity plug-in object leveraging Aptify's existing objects to modify or enhance the entity's business logic.

This topic describes the requirements for writing an entity object to modify the behavior of a particular entity. It also describes how to add this object to the Aptify system after it has been written and compiled. Refer to one of the following sub-topics for details:

• Writing an Entity Plug-In Object
• Adding an Entity Plug-In Object to an Entities Record
• Developing for the Generic GL Export Drivers Plug-In
• About Plug-Ins for Extended Order Detail Entities
• About Strongly Typed Entity Objects