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Title: Leveraging%20.NET%20in%20SalesLogix

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Leveraging .NET in SalesLogix

Building Customizations in .NET for your Current
Version of SalesLogix and a Look at the Future
Ryan Farley
Customer FX Corporation

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CPE Credit

To receive CPE credit for this session you must
attend the entire session
Session code CRM120
CPE credit 1
Delivery Method Group-Live
Field of Study Specialized Knowledge and
Applications
Enter your credits at the CPE kiosks available in
the Tennessee and Presidential Lobbies

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Introduction

Ryan Farley - Customer FX Corporation
customerfx.com CRM and SalesLogix News
Training
.NET Advocate Developed in .NET (C) since
first public beta
Worked with SalesLogix since first public release
slxdeveloper.com SalesLogix Articles Forums
saleslogixblog.com My blog on SalesLogix
development
ryanfarley.com My blog on .NET development

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Objectives

After participating in this session, you will be
able to
Understand the benefits of using .NET for
SalesLogix customizations
Identify cases where customizations in .NET make
more sense than customizations built in Architect
Understand what is available today to develop for
SalesLogix using .NET
Understand what changes for all this in version 7

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Session Perspectives

Managers, SalesLogix users, SalesLogix
Administrators
Benefits, pros cons
Examples of .NET customizations in SalesLogix
Developers
Geek speak detailing
Tools available today for developing in .NET for
SalesLogix
How this changes in SalesLogix version 7
Pre-Requisites
SalesLogix familiarity and basic .NET experience

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Benefits of using .NET

Lessens the learning curve
Utilize in-house developers
Abundance of .NET references, resources,
training available
Take advantage of modern tools technology
Developing in Visual Studio vs. Architect
Using C/VB.NET/Chrome/etc vs. VBScript
Debugging, Source Control, Unit Testing, list
goes on
.NET Framework

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Benefits of using .NET (Continued)

Think outside the box
Make the presentation of your data make sense
for end users
Make difficult tasks easy for complex
customizations
Build the kinds of customizations that are not
possible in SalesLogix

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Sample .NET Customizations

Sample Customizations
Better Presentation of Data
Make difficult tasks easy
Do what cant be done

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Development Tools Available

SalesLogix COM Library
SalesLogix.SlxApplication
SalesLogix OLE DB Provider
Win32API for embedding in SalesLogix
.NET ComVisibleAttribute and registering .NET
assemblies for COM

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SalesLogix COM Library

SalesLogix Application object
Same object exposed in scripts
Only available while the SalesLogix client is
running.

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SalesLogix COM Library

SalesLogix.ISlxApplication slx null
try
slx new SalesLogix.SlxApplicationClass()
MessageBox.Show(Current AccountID
slx.BasicFunctions.CurrentAcco
untID())
//access anything available in SalesLogix
scripts (ie Application object)
//invoke a plugin
slx.BasicFunctions.DoInvoke(Form,
SystemMyForm)
finally
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(slx)

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SalesLogix OLE DB Provider

Standard OLE DB Provider
Used by all SalesLogix application for data
access
Enforces SalesLogix rules
Provides record access security
Ensures data will synchronize
Use with ADO.NET classes (DataSets,
OleDbDataReader, OleDbConnection, OleDbCommand,
etc)
Connection Strings provides all details and
login info to provider (See slxdeveloper.com for
samples)

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Win32 API

Provide ability to embed in SalesLogix
Gives info about host form in SalesLogix to .NET
code

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Win32 API

SetParent
Change parent of your .NET control to a control
in SalesLogix
DllImport("user32.dll)
public static extern IntPtr SetParent(IntPtr
hWndChild, IntPtr hWndNewParent)

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Win32 API

GetWindowRect
Get bounds/size of parent control where your .NET
control is embedded
DllImport("user32.dll)
public static extern bool GetWindowRect(IntPtr
hWnd, out RECT lpRect)
RECT struct
Serializable, StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)
public struct RECT
public int Left
public int Top
public int Right
public int Bottom

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COM Exposed .NET Assemblies

ComVisibleAttribute (found in System.Runtime.Inter
opServices)
Marks a class as accessible via COM (use a .NET
class via a COM reference in a SalesLogix
VBScript)
You can make a class COM visible and
registration is not required
Can also specify ProgId attribute
ComVisible(true), ProgId(MyNamespace.MyClass)
public class MyClass
//

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COM Exposed .NET Assemblies

Registering Assembly for COM Interop
Registers the assembly to be instanciated via COM
(can be instanciated via CreateObject in VBScript
plugins)
Required to instanciate the .NET class in script
.NET
ComVisible(true), ProgId(MyNamespace.MyClass)
public class MyClass
public void DoSomething()
VBScript
Dim obj
Set obj CreateObject(MyNamespace.MyClass)
obj.DoSomething()
Set obj Nothing

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What Changes in SalesLogix version 7?

How do these concepts apply to .NET Extensions in
SalesLogix v7?
What does the .NET Extensions feature offer for
.NET development?

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Discussion

Questions or Comments?

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Additional Learning Opportunities

To discuss learn more about building
customizations for your SalesLogix system using
.NET visit http//www.slxdeveloper.com/
Articles
Forums
Associate with the best in the SalesLogix
community!
Webcasts on SalesLogix development topics via
http//www.customerfx.com/Events/Webcasts.fx

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