Creating a library

Use the Library Properties window of the Create a New Infor LN Software Component wizard to initialize and create a new Library in your local workspace. This window is the wizard's second dialog box.

For more general information about the wizard, see Create a New Infor LN Software Component wizard.

Note: Before you use the new Library in an LN application, build the library in LN Studio. If the auto-build preference is switched on, the library is built automatically.

Creating a library

  1. Start the wizard and select the component type.

    1. Start the wizard.
    2. Specify the software development activity for which you want to create the new library. Select Library as the component type.
    3. To go to the Library Properties window, click Next.
  2. Specify the required library properties.

    In the Library Properties window, specify this information:

    Name
    This is a text value. The library name must start with the code of the package and module in which the library is located.
    Description
    The description of the library.
    Type
    Select a library type from the drop-down list. These library types are used:
    • General Library: General DLL - Dynamic Link Library
    • Integration DLL: Dynamic Link Library that integrates between packages

    All fields of the Library Properties window are mandatory. After you created the library, you cannot change its name anymore. You can change the other properties. As a default, the library type is General Library.

    For more information about the library properties, see Library Editor.

  3. Create the library.

    To create the library in your local workspace and to exit the wizard, click Finish. The created library appears in the Activity Explorer view of the Application perspective.

    The wizard automatically creates some general source code for the new library, including a header with metadata and an empty 'skeleton' function.

    If the name of the DLL consists of the table code with "ue" as suffix, such as whinh200ue, a User Exit DLL is created. See "User Exit DLL Overview" in the Infor ES Programmers Guide (Infor Customer Portal KB2924522).

    You can now edit the new library in the Library Editor.

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