Module development

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Workflow module development

  1. Understand the functionality of the system and translate it into an Object model → Module XML
  2. Define Mapping for the Object model → App XML
  3. Decide which SDK (C++ oder .NET) will be used
  4. Define Id, name and properties of the module, set up project and manifest → Manifest XML
  5. Decide whether functional proxy Object classes will be used or whether the generic SST Object classes will be sufficient.
  6. Design of the components, orient to samples or existing modules.
  7. Implement object query in order to make the Automatic Data Supply functional
  8. Review of actual representation in WinGuard
  9. Decide whether the communication evaluation shall be realized based on a configuration file → Config XML
  10. Implementation of the communication and Functionality based on the particular SDK IO framework.
Last modified September 25, 2026