Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Related Documents
• Documentation Accessibility

1 Extensions Overview

• About Custom Extensions
• Extensions
• Execution Points
  • Building Block
  • Process Point
  • Action Type
• Extension Logic
• Invocation Methods
  • MetaSolv Solution UI
  • XML API Clients
  • CORBA API Clients
  • Polling Servers
    • Polling Servers and Supported Execution Points

2 Defining An Extension

• Defining an Extension in the UI
  • Type of Extension
  • Name of Extension
  • Execution Mode
  • Associating an Execution Point With an Extension
  • Defining the Extension Parameters
• Configuring an Extension
  • Configuring Gateway.ini
  • Additional Configurations
• Invoking an Extension

3 Identifying An Execution Point

• Component Options
  • Building Block Options
  • Process Point Options
  • Action Type Options
• Component Combinations

4 Coding The Extension Logic

• Inheriting From the Extension Framework
• Accessing Data Passed From the Execution Point
  • Overview
  • Class Details
    • Policy Class
    • Entity Class

A Supported Execution Points

• Execution Points
  • Assign Queues
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed / Data Returned
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
  • Assign Task Jeopardy
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
  • Change Task Completion Date
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
  • Complete Task
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
    • Additional Invocations
  • Generate Tasks
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
  • Late Task
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
    • Additional Invocations
  • Potentially Late Task
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
    • Additional Invocations
  • Provisioning Plan Default
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed / Data Returned
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
  • Reject Task
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
  • System Task Failure
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
    • Additional Invocations
  • Gateway Event Failure
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
    • Additional Invocations
  • Email CLR/DLR/TCO
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
    • Additional invocations
  • Select Port Address
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed / Data Returned
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
    • Additional invocations
  • Select Component or Element for Physical Connection
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed / Data Returned
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
    • Additional invocations
  • Select Component or Element for Virtual Connection
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed / Data Returned
    • Returned data validation
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
    • Additional invocations
  • Select Network System
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed / Data Returned
    • Returned data validation
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
    • Additional invocations
  • Select Customer Edge Component
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed / Data Returned
    • Returned data validation
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
    • Additional invocations
  • Select End Component For Physical Connection
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed / Data Returned
    • Returned data validation
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
    • Additional invocations
  • Select Equipment For CE
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed / Data Returned
    • Returned data validation
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
    • Additional invocations
  • DS0/DS1 Automated Design
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed / Data Returned
    • Returned data validation
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
    • Additional Invocations
  • Connection Id Automation
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed / Data Returned
    • Returned Data Validation
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
    • Additional invocations
  • Select Dedicated Plant
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed / Data Returned
    • Returned data validation
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation
    • Additional Invocations
  • Create/Update End User Location
    • Business Example
    • Execution Point Definition
    • Data Passed / Data Returned
    • Returned data validation
    • UI Invocation
    • XML API Invocation
    • CORBA API Invocation

B Extensions Sample Code

• Using Sample Code as a Reference for Best Practices
  • Exception Handling
  • E-mail Notification
  • CORBA API Invocation
• Running the Sample Code
  • AssignWorkQueues
  • ProvPlanDefault
  • ExtensionFrameworkOneWayTest
  • SampleExtensionException
  • InvokeCorbaAPIExtension
  • SelectComponent
  • SelectPort
  • SelectComponentForVirtual
  • SelectNetworkSystemForNetDesign
  • SelectCustEdgeCompForNetDesign
  • SelectConnectionEndPoints
  • SelectCustEdgeEquipForNetDesign
  • DS0/DS1 Automated Design
  • ConnectionIdAutomation
  • DedicatedPlantSelection
  • Create/Update End User Location
    • Sample Address Validation Return Data Format