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Using default connection string in production SAP B1

RBurgos — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:40:14 GMT

Greetings everyone

There is an extension which is running and is registered in SAP Business One Client. I would like it to call a second extension to run in parallel but without registering it. We plan on using the default connection string so we would not consume the one that comes on the arguments when an Extension is started through the Add-On Manager (or started automatically). However, is it possible to use the default connection string on any environment without issues? I am aware that the original purpose of that one is to use it for development environments, but it would really solve an immediate issue to have an additional connection (for the second extension) to the company which is being used in the SAP Business One Client (The desktop application).

Considering that everything is running in .NET Framework.

Thanks in advance

Re: Using default connection string in production SAP B1

williamwachholz — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 20:36:49 GMT

Hello,

Can you clarify the dynamics of this second extension? I understand that the first is an addon that runs in SBO. And the second extension?

Best regards

Re: Using default connection string in production SAP B1

RBurgos — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:09:48 GMT

@williamwachholz Hi, the second extension would do things like responding to certain events in some document forms or creating extra menus (that is why a connection string is needed to create his Application object, but the first extension consumes the connection that comes with the arguments and trying to use it again in the second extension will fail and launch an exception). Best regards.

Re: Using default connection string in production SAP B1

williamwachholz — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:07:15 GMT

Hello, why you need the second extension? You can have it all in only one addon...