The Three Types of Extensions

When referring to extending the Maconomy CPA solution, there are three types of extensions that a consultant mentions.

These are:

• Basic extensions: Business Consultants can make these using just the graphical editor in the Maconomy Extender, which requires access to your Application server.
• Intermediate extensions (On-Premises Only; Flex Plus Only): These are also extensions to the Workspace Client specification files. Some extensions can be created in the graphical editor, such as choosing styles, open type, and so on. However, these extensions often need the consultant to work at the source-code level (the XML) in the extender. This is especially true when expressions and conditions must be written. Business Consultants might be able to do some of these extensions, but often you need an Extensibility Consultant to assist. Once again, this requires access to the Application server.
• Advanced extensions (On-Premises Only; Flex Plus Only): These are equal Java-based (Extension Framework) extensions. These extensions require much more knowledge, and are only used by properly trained Extensibility Consultants. Deltek Engineering has a process in place to QA such extensions to ensure that they do not cause any performance or unforeseen issues down the road for your solution. These, as well, require access to the Application server.