Customizing Tabbed Menus in Model

User defined add-ins can be used to add a new application, or to add controls for utility functions.

A user defined add-in application in a tabbed menu is added to the application selector in the quick access toolbar at the top left hand corner of the application window. Normally one or more new tabs are added for a new application (described in customizing Tabbed Menus in Model).

A user defined add-in for utility functions provides the ability to plug in initialization code which is run when the module starts, or when you switch application. The Control object can be used as the controller and event handler for the add-in functions.

Careful use of add-ins can help to manage the case where there are several add-ins to a module, which may differ for different projects within the same organization. This can cause problems if more than one add-in customizes the same standard product files (for example, module and application initialization files). Encapsulating the control and initialization of add-ins in control objects can help to avoid these conflicts.

For both add-in applications and add-in utility functions the Control object is a convenient place to load and register command objects used by the add-in.