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Enabling plug-ins

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BMC Remedy AR System plug-ins enable you to extend AR System server functionality to external data (data not contained in the AR System database). This section describes each type of AR System plug-in and provides general information about plug-ins.

Note

To extend client functionality, you use the AR System C API or Java API. See Integration considerations, Creating-and-executing-BMC-Remedy-AR-System-C-API-programs and BMC-Remedy-AR-System-Java-API-overview.

You can get the class name and setting name information about a plug-in the BMC Remedy AR System Administration Console.

To view the class name and setting name information:

Plugin Server Configuration form – Plugin Configuration tab
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Plugin Configuration tab

  1. In a browser, open the BMC Remedy AR System Administration Console, and click System > General > Plugin Server Configuration.
  2. On the Plugin Server Configuration form, click the Plugin Configuration tab.
  3. In the Plugins area, click a plug-in name.
    The class name of the plug-in is displayed in the Plugin Class Name field, and one or more setting names are displayed in the Path Elements area. 

The following table provides information about AR System plug-ins:

Note

  • The configurations for all Java plug-ins are available in Centralized Configuration, while the configurations for all C plug-ins are not available in Centralized Configuration.
  • All Java plug-ins are supported by version 9.1 and later, and all C plug-ins are supported by version 9.0 and later.

 

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