Creating an extension point

The following describes how you can create an element. To see which functions are available when creating an element, see the section on Functions.

Procedure

  1. Activate the App Designer in the Administration app
  2. In the app of your choice, open a data record in read- or edit mode.
  3.  
    Tip

    You can also insert this element into a dashboard.

  4. Click Customize in the toolbar of the App Designer.
  5. When you are at the location at which you wish to insert a new element, click the respective button to insert the new element, for example, Extend z-layout.
  6. Select Extension point.
  7. The element is inserted. If necessary, you can move the element to another position.

Functions

Extension point (ID)

When creating an extension point, the ID for the extension point has to be defined. The ID always begins with record. and can be extended as you wish.

A default extension point, with the record.default ID, has already been created for each data record type. If you have deleted the default extension point, you can insert it again later. In this case, we recommend adopting the suggested record.default ID as extensions are assigned to this extension point ID by default.