Cobra Help System

Custom Hooks

Use the Custom Hooks tab of the Application Preferences dialog box to set the process that should run before a particular process runs or after a process completes.

Pre-process and post-process custom applications can be set for the following Cobra processes:
  • Advance Calendar
  • Calculate Forecast
  • Calculate Progress
  • Integration
  • Move Work Package
  • Reclass
  • Update Totals
To run a file, choose the appropriate type from the Type field on the Custom Hooks tab.
  • Script: A text file with a SQL query or list of commands in VFP
  • Executable: For example, a compiled VB or C++ application
  • Visual FoxPro Procedure: A compiled .FXP file

Note that these files reside on the application server, not on your local machine.

You can secure custom hooks for a specific role in EPM Security Administrator or PPM Administrator (File > Application Preferences > Custom Hooks). You can add, edit, delete, and run a custom hook if you have the necessary rights enabled. Otherwise, you will not be able to execute any of these processes—even if a custom hook was previously defined.

Using custom hooks in Cobra involves the following steps:
  • Creating the custom application using any of the application types
  • Setting the processes that should run before a process runs or after the process completes using the Custom Hooks tab of the Application Preferences dialog box

The table below provides a sample path and extension for each custom application type and which fields to specify or select on the Custom Hooks tab.

Custom Application Type Sample Path and Extension Notes
Script <Drive>:\<Path>\Test.txt In the Custom Application field, enter or locate the sample path and extension, and select Script in the Type field.
Executable <Drive>:\<Path>\Test.exe In the Custom Application field, enter or locate the sample path and extension, and select Executable in the Type field.
Visual FoxPro Procedure <Drive>:\<Path>\Test.fxp In the Custom Application field, enter or locate the sample path and extension, and select Visual FoxPro Procedure in the Type field.