Managing OS/400 with Operations Navigator V5R1 Volume I: Overview and More

11.1. Introduction

Plug-in support provides the capability to plug-in custom tools and applications by adding new folders and objects, or context menu items, to existing folders and objects to the Operations Navigator hierarchy. This enables programmers to create new dialogs for an object or launch applications from existing folders in the Operations Navigator. For example, when you right-click on an object, Operations Navigator calls the plug-in to obtain the context menu items for the object and displays it.

This chapter looks at how to use, install and view plug-ins.

Some plugs-ins can be restricted in their access and functions by using the Application Administration function in Operations Navigator. For more information using Application ...