1. Create a directory called Plugins on the same drive as Manager was found. If Manager was found on C: then the directory should be created on the C: drive.
  2. Place the program files in this directory.
      The necessary files are:
      SvrItmRp.EXE – the program executable
      SvrItmRp.PID – the program definition file

Technical notes

Below is an excerpt from Plugins.DOC describing the program definition file. For more detailed information about the workings of a plugin, please refer to the Plugins.DOC.
.PID File Format

The .PID file is a text file that may be created with DOS Edit or any other text editor. It contains settings that Manager will use. Below are a list of possible settings and their meanings.

The file may also contain remarks. A REM indicates that the line is a remark, and will be ignored. Blank lines will also be ignored. A remark may be placed after a setting, on the same line if it is preceeded by a ; symbol.

The following are sample settings, with remarks about each:

    * Version=5 ;This required line informs manager what version of ;TouchNet/TouchPRO the report is compatible with.
    * Name=A Plugin Report ;This is the name that the user will see
    * Wide=136 ;This is the report width (80 and 136 are common)
    * UseJournal=yes ;This report will not be launched without the user Selecting dates first. Without this line, the /Date=YYMMDD-YYMMDD command line will not be passed.
    * Configure=yes ; This will cause an entry for configuring extra reports to appear on the file menu in Manager and when selected, will launch the executable with a /configure command line switch

Revisions

9/25/96 Version 1.00

1. Initial Release

03/10/97 Version 6.00

  1. Changed time stamp to indicate the core product this is compatible with.e.g. TouchPRO version 6.xx
  2. Added program/version information to progress window and bottom of report.
  3. Changed loading of Employee.DAT and JobCode.DAT

12/09/98 Version 6.01