iVend Retail Add-on Workflow

iVend Retail Add-on Workflow

Introduction

This knowledge base article provides information on the iVend Retail Add-on Workflow, which helps explain how an Add-on is created and deployed in the Management Console and iVend Retail POS.

Environment:

iVend Version 6.5

Workflow and Event Propagation in Add-on

This article will help you understand workflow and event propagation in an Add-on.
For your ease, we have separated the information into two sections:
· Workflow in an Add-on
· Event Propagation of an iVend Retail Add-on.

Overview

After reviewing customer requirements, the development team performs feasibility analysis to assess if the customer’s objectives can be achieved by creating an Add-on. If the analysis recommends creating an Add-on then we proceed further with preparing the Add-on package.

While preparing the package, all feasible requirements are incorporated in the Add-on program and events are declared in it. Once the Add-on package is ready, it is registered in iVend Management Console. The Management Console application requires a restart to apply all changes and after that, the Add-on is replicated to all store servers in the network.

iVend Retail Add-on Development Cycle

Follow the steps mentioned below to create an Add-on and to deploy it:
1. First start the process.
2. Then refer to the Customer Requirements Documentation.
3. Check if creating an Add-on can achieve the customer’s requirements.
4. If yes, then go to step 5 and if no, then go to step 9.
5. Prepare the Add-on package.
6. Register the Add-on in the Management Console.
7. Restart the application and install the Add-on.
This replicates the same Add-on to all the stores.
You can also add/remove store(s) if you want the Add-on to run on specific store(s).
1. Add-on starts working on all Management Console and Store POS.
2. End the process.
The following screen image demonstrates the Workflow, refer to Figure 1 Add-on Creation Workflow.

Figure 1 Add-on Creation Workflow

This allows store level Add-on configuration, wherein you can add/remove store(s) on which the Add-on requires to run.