iVend Retail Add-on Registration

This knowledge base article assists developers to register an Add-on in the iVend Management Console once it is developed using the iVend Retail Extensibility Framework.

Click here to learn more about creating, packaging, and deploying an Add-on in iVend Retail – iVend Retail 6.5 Extensibility Guide

Purpose

A Developer needs to register an iVend Retail Add-on in order to install it in the Management Console and POS and then to replicate it to all iVend Retail stores in the network.

The main purpose to register an Add-on is to execute the business driven events in the iVend Retail Management Console and POS, so that the business objectives can be achieved.

Registering an add-on

The steps below will assist you with registering an iVend Retail Add-on in the iVend Management Console which can then be automatically replicated to all stores.

1. Once the Add-on is developed and built, create a zip file containing the Add-on project DLL.

Note: Also include the iVendRetailPOS.exe file in the zip file if the Add-on is developed for iVend Retail POS.

1. Log in to iVend Management Console.

2. Go to Administration > IT Administration > AddOn Manager – the AddOn Setup screen comes up.

                                                                                                       Figure 1 – AddOn Setup Screen

 

3. In the AddOn Setup screen, click the [Add AddOn] button.

Figure 2 – AddOn Setup Screen

4. Select the Add-on file by clicking the lookup button in the AddOn File Path field.

Figure 3 – Target Location Search Window

 

3. Click the OK button.

4. Restart the iVend Retail Management Console.

Note: The AddOn Manager in the iVend Management Console allows for a Store Level Add-on configuration wherein you can add store(s) for which the Add-on is required to run.

 

 

Other References

Please refer to the Understanding Add-on Features article for further information, which will provide a greater insight to the features on offer with the iVend Retail AddOn Manager.