Create a vendor form for an ARDBC plug-in

After you build and install an ARDBC plug-in and configure your server to recognize it, you can create a vendor form. Creating a vendor form for an ARDBC LDAP plug-in is a special case.

When creating a vendor form, remember these tips:

  • The plug-in can load more than one ARDBC plug-in at a time.
  • Full Text Search(FTS) operations are not available on vendor form fields.
  • You can add only those required and optional fields that correspond to actual columns in the data source. In addition, you can add a display-only field only when the column name does not correspond to a column in the data source.

Related topics

Configuring-a-server-to-use-plug-ins

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To create a vendor form for an ARDBC plug-in

  1. In Developer Studio, select File > New > Vendor Form.
  2. In the New Vendor Form Wizard, select the server on which you want to create the vendor form, and click Next.
  3. In the list of Available Vendor Names, select the ARDBC plug-in to use, and click Next.
  4. From the list of Available Vendor Tables, select a table, and click Next.
    Alternatively, type a table name in the table field, click Validate, and click Next.
  5. (Optional) On the Field Selection page, select a key column in the Key Field list box.
  6. In the Available Columns list on the Field Selection page, select columns to access in AR System, and move them to the Selected Columns list.

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  7. To create the vendor form, click Finish.
  8. Use Developer Studio to edit the new form, and select File > Save.
Important

Do not use pipe characters in the Key Field as these fields values are mapped to the Request ID on the vendor form. The AR System server uses the pipe characters as separators. For example, do not use 00001|a4.

 

 

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