Installing a Plugin into Bizview

This topic describes the process for installing a plugin into Bizview.

1. Send an email to bizviewsupport@insightsoftware.com and specify which plugin you need.

In this instruction, the ODATA plugin will be used as an example. Note that the installation technique is the same for all plugins.

2. Copy the files that you receive from support and paste them in a new folder under the "Plugins" folder with the same name as the plugin filename. If the folder named "Plugins" does not exist, make sure to create it first.
   An example of the file path could be: C:\Program Files\NCG Group\Bizview\Services\ProcessingService\Plugins\

Note:  If you have a plugin that consists of more than one .dll file, you must paste all .dll files in the same folder as BvProc.exe. In this case, in the ProcessingService folder.

3. Register the plugin in the BvProc.Exe.config file by adding the node <add path="" /> and paste the full pathname to the plugin between the quotation marks. You can find the BvProc.Exe.config file in the same folder as Bizview Processing Service (or BvProc.exe).

An example of a complete module path could look like this:

Caution: You need to open the BvProc.Exe.config file with Notepad running as Administrator to save the file.

Below is an example of a BvProc.Exe.config file:

4. Add the plugin to Bizviews database table [app].[step_action_types].This will make the plugin show up in Bizview when using it in a job.

Register the plugin by running the following SQL:

INSERTINTO [app].[step_action_types]

([step_action_type_id]

,[descr]

,[library]

,[upd_user_id]

,[updated])

VALUES

('<THE PLUGIN NAME HERE>'

,'<A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE PLUGIN DOES>'

,NULL

,'SETUPUSER'

,GETDATE())

5. Restart Bizview Processing Service. This will load the new plugin and register it for use. If you want to make sure that the plugin was loaded correctly, you can view the log.txt file in the same folder as the BvProc.Exe.config.