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Opalis Quick Integration Kit Wizard > Creating new Integration Packs and objects

Creating new Integration Packs and objects
The QIK Wizard enables you to create your own Opalis Integration Packs and objects.
To create objects:
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Open the QIK Wizard. The QIK Wizard icon was added to your desktop during installation, or you can find the QIK Wizard menu item under the Opalis Software menu under Start > All Programs. The Opalis Quick Integration Kit Wizard welcome screen appears.
Provide product details
1.
Click Next. The Product Details screen appears.
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In the Product name field, type the name of the product or API that the new objects will interact with. This name appears in the Deployment Manager when you list the Integration Packs in your infrastructure, and populates the Description field.
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In the Category name field, type the category name that will appear in the Objects palette of Opalis Integration Server when you deploy the custom Integration Pack.
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In the Manufacturer field, type the name of the manufacturer of the product or API.
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In the EULA file field, type the path to the end-user license agreement file, or click the ellipsis button (...) and browse for it. This item is optional. If you include an end-user license agreement file, Opalis Software, Inc. recommends that you use an RTF file.
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In the Resource file field, type the path to the resource DLL that contains icons that you will assign to your objects.
Note: The resource DLL must be a Win32 DLL that contains bitmap icons that you want to use as custom icons. For more information about building Win32 DLLs, see the Microsoft Developer Network documentation.
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In the Version field, type the version number of the integration pack that you are building.
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If this custom Integration Pack is an upgrade from a previous version, check the Upgrade from version check box and type the number of the earlier version in the fields.
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In the Description field, type a description of the custom Integration Pack.
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Click the Customize Appearance button. The Custom Appearance dialog appears.
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Select an icon and click OK. The Product Details screen appears. This icon is applied to the category that appears in the Objects palette of Opalis Integration Server.
Create the objects
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Click Next. The Objects screen appears. The Objects screen enables you to create each object in the Integration Pack that you are creating.
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Click Add. The Object Type dialog appears.
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In the Library field, type the path to the library that this object will use, or click the ellipsis button (...) and browse for it.
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From the Class drop-down list, select the class that this object will use.
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In the Name field, type a name for the new object.
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In the Description field, type a description of the functionality of this object.
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Click the Customize Appearance button. The Custom Appearance dialog appears.
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Select an icon and click OK. The Objects screen appears. This icon is applied to the object that you are creating.
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Repeat steps 2 to 8 for each object that you want to add to the new Integration Pack.
Note: If you have altered an object so that it now contains Configuration information. You must Edit it in the wizard and reselect the DLL or Jar file that contains the object for the changes to take effect.
Add dependency files to the Integration Pack
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Click Next. The Dependencies screen appears.
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If your new category requires additional files to operate, click Add and browse for the file. Repeat this step for each file that you add.
Assign a name to the new Integration Pack deployment file
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Click Next. The Opalis Integration Pack File screen appears.
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In the Specify the Opalis Integration Pack file to be created field, type the name and path that you want to assign to the new Integration Pack deployment file, or click the ellipsis button (...) and browse for an existing filename.
Build the new Integration Pack
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Click Next. The Processing screen appears. The QIK Wizard builds your new Integration Pack.
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The success or error message screen appears. If there were errors, details appear on this screen. Click Finish.

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