Content Manager 25.2 Content Manager

# Creating a Record or Generic COM add-in External Link

COM add-in external links can be created to be used from Records or from other Content Manager objects.

1. On the Administration menu, click External Links. The External Links window is displayed.
2. Right-click in the window and click New External Link. The Select External Link Type dialogue is displayed.
3. Select Record add-in (COM) or Generic add-in (COM) and then click OK. The relevant new External Link dialog is displayed.
4. Complete the required fields and options.

General tab

- Link name - the name of the link
- Icon - select the icon for the new link
- COM Add-In ProgID - the full name of the application's executable file
- Add-In supports a multi-threaded environment - select when you know that the add-in works in a multi-threaded apartment (MTA) model. If this is not checked then the add-in will not run within the context of an SDK application (e.g. Record.Save() in an SDK application will not cause the add-in to fire)
- Ignore errors when client loads add-In - select to not display error messages in the Content Manager client when the add-in does not load, for example when it is not available
- Add-in displays a user interface - select this option to display the External Link user interface.

The properties of the other tabs are described on the following pages:

- Usage (Record) tab
- Usage (Location) tab - not available for Record COM add-ins
- Usage (Other) tab - not available for Record COM add-ins
- Notes
- Access tab
- Access Controls tab

Click OK to save the new link.

TIP: Additional information on the SDK can be found:
SDK Documents - https://content-manager-sdk.github.io/Community/
Samples - https://github.com/content-manager-sdk/Community/

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Product: Content Manager 25.2

Topic Title: Creating a Record or Generic COM add-in link