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XtendM3 Capabilities

Table of contents

  1. Extending
    1. Batch/Function
      1. Adding or modifying logic inside a batch program through extension points
    2. Interactive
      1. Adding validation on a standard field
      2. Performing validation before and after standard related options in the screen
      3. Skip or stop performing options update, create, delete, or copy
      4. Displaying dialog messages to the screen
      5. Adding default value or overriding value of field on the screen
    3. Transaction
      1. Performing specific logic on standard API transaction through extension points
  2. Expanding
    1. Reference Fields
    2. Database
    3. API
      1. Creating extension APIs - new transaction to get, add, update, or list records
      2. Calling extension API from H5 Script, ION API, IEC Mapper, CMS041
    4. Batch
    5. Interactive
  3. Integration
    1. ION API
    2. M3 API
    3. Configurable List & XML
    4. File Transfer
    5. M3 Database
    6. Data Lake Synchronization
    7. Experience Designer
  4. Development Tools
    1. Online IDE
      1. Test Compile
      2. Duplicate
    2. Local IDE
      1. XtendM3 SDK
      2. Maven Plugin
      3. IONAPIs
  5. Governance
    1. Compile Time
    2. Runtime

Extending

Batch/Function

Capabilities specific to extended batch & function programs.

Adding or modifying logic inside a batch program through extension points

  • It is possible to add specific logic in a standard batch program provided that extension points are existing. By default, batch program is not available in BE Extension tool and needs to be requested.

Interactive

Capabilities specific to extended interactive programs.

Adding validation on a standard field

  • It is possible to add validation on standard fields through extensions connected to Interactive programs’ extension points.
  • It is possible to perform validation but it is not possible to get the related option that was chosen inside the extension. For use cases where related option is needed, an H5 script can be used to call XtendM3 API instead of hooking an extension to the interactive programs’ extension points.

Skip or stop performing options update, create, delete, or copy

  • It is possible to stop operations by using an extension on PxCHK extension points.

Displaying dialog messages to the screen

  • It is possible to show information/warning/error messages on the screen as well as pop up dialogs with Yes/No or Ok/Cancel options to the screen.

Adding default value or overriding value of field on the screen

  • It is possible to set default values for the standard fields by using PxINZ extension points.

Transaction

Capabilities specific to extended standard APIs.

Performing specific logic on standard API transaction through extension points

  • It is possible to perform specific logic on standard API transactions by creating a trigger extension and hooking it on extension points from standard APIs. Extensions can run before a standard transaction is executed or after a standard transaction has been executed successfully.

Expanding

Reference Fields

TBA. Not released yet.

Database

It is possible to create completely new tables via XtendM3 by creating a Dynamic Table. The access to this table is through extensions and they can be exposed via XtendM3 APIs to the rest of the M3 ecosystem.

API

Creating extension APIs - new transaction to get, add, update, or list records

It is possible to create new APIs and single/multi transactions via XtendM3. In order to create new transaction the extension type should be Transaction when creating it.

Calling extension API from H5 Script, ION API, IEC Mapper, CMS041

If extension API is active, metadata is automatically updated in MRS program and ION API and can be called or used same as a standard API transaction.

Batch

Batch extensions have the longest time out of all extension types, one hour. This makes Batch type extensions a good candidate for doing longer calculations.
These extensions can also be scheduled to execute, more information available here.

Interactive

Use H5 Scripting and Mashup SDK to create UI elements and use extension APIs to perform CRUD operations.

Integration

ION API

ION APIs can be called from XtendM3 extensions using the ION API.

M3 API

APIs available in M3 can be called from XtendM3 extensions using the MICaller API.

Configurable List & XML

TBA. Not released yet.

File Transfer

It is possible to manage text, csv, json files in MvxFileTransfer directory using the TextFiles API.

M3 Database

It is possible to perform CRUD operations on M3 database using the Database API.

Data Lake Synchronization

TBA. Not released yet.

Experience Designer

It is possible to use XtendM3 in Experience Designer. You can add a UI on top of Dynamic Tables, add UI on top of custom XtendM3 APIs and add buttons for other activities like starting a batch job, among other things.
To learn more, head to education.infor.com and search for “Experience Designer”.

Development Tools

Capabilities of various XtendM3 development tools.

Online IDE

Capabilities specific to the online XtendM3 development environment.

Test Compile

Test compile your extension with XtendM3s specific compilation rules.

Duplicate

Create a copy of your extension with a new name and/or market.

Local IDE

Capabilities specific to the local XtendM3 development environment.

XtendM3 SDK

The XtendM3 SDK provides the interfaces for the internal APIs available to XtendM3 extensions. This SDK can be used to build, test and debug extensions locally without the need for an M3 environment.

Maven Plugin

The Maven plugin for XtendM3 can be used to lint and export extensions locally. More detailed documentation regarding XtendM3 Local Workspace available here.

  • Lint
    • Lint and verify your extensions locally.
  • Export
    • Export your extensions to .json format.

IONAPIs

There are three available XtendM3 APIs in ION for test-compiling, importing and activating extensions. More detailed documentation regarding XtendM3 Local Workspace available here.

  • Test-compile
    • Run the same test-compiler available in the cloud on your local code.
  • Import
    • Import your local extensions to a cloud tenant.
  • Activate
    • Activate your imported extensions.

Governance

XtendM3 governance.

Compile Time

Runtime