iVend Retail Add-on Execution Sequence

This knowledge base article explains the iVend Retail Add-on execution sequence in the iVend Management Console.

Overview

The iVend Retail Add-on contains business driven code and deployment is performed in the iVend Management Console. This article describes how an add-on executes if there are two or more add-ons registered in the iVend Management Console at the same time.

Code Snippet for Add-ons

This section shows two add-on code snippets and how they are executed as configured in the iVend Management Console.

1. Refer to the code snippet below for Add-on 1:

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Text;

using System.Threading.Tasks;

using CXS.Retail.Extensibility.Modules.Inventory;

using CXS.Retail.Extensibility;

using CXS.SubSystem.Inventory;

using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace CustomizeExistingScreenMANAGEMENT CONSOLE

{

class ProductView : ProductViewModuleBase

{

public override void OnBeforeSave(object sender, EventArgs<Product> args)

{

MessageBox.Show("Addon1 - On Before save");

}

}

}

2. Refer the code snippet below for Add-on 2:

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Text;

using System.Threading.Tasks;

using CXS.Retail.Extensibility.Modules.Inventory;

using CXS.Retail.Extensibility;

using CXS.SubSystem.Inventory;

using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace SampleAddOnForMANAGEMENT CONSOLEEvents

{

class ProductView : ProductViewModuleBase

{

/// <summary>

/// On Before Cancel on ProductAddEditView .

/// </summary>

/// <param name="sender"></param>

/// <param name="args"></param>

public override void OnBeforeCancel(object sender, EventArgs<CXS.SubSystem.Inventory.Product> args)

{

MessageBox.Show("On Before Cancel - ProductView");

}

/// <summary>

/// On After Cancel on ProductAddEditView .

/// </summary>

/// <param name="sender"></param>

/// <param name="args"></param>

public override void OnAfterCancel(object sender, EventArgs<Product> args)

{

MessageBox.Show("On After Cancel - ProductView");

}

public override void OnBeforeSave(object sender, EventArgs<Product> args)

{

MessageBox.Show("Addon2 - On Before save");

}

}

}

The screen images below, illustrate an example of a set of registered Add-ons in the iVend Management Console and how they are executed according to their sequence:

Reference

Refer to the CitiXsys Knowledge Portal’s Extensibility pages for further information on iVend Retail Add-ons and Extensibility.