Linking to third party applications

Set up configuration key for third party applications

1. On the main menu, click File > Maintenance > User Defined > Configuration.

2. On the Configuration window, in the blank row at the top of the table, enter the following:
   Key Name: ThirdPartyApps
   Key Value: 1
   Comment: Allows the creation/maintenance of Third Party Applications

3. The screen shot below shows the configuration key from point 2 and an example of a configuration key from a third party application, Twinfield.

4. Click  to save and close the window.

Set up access to the third party application

1. On the main menu click File > Maintenance > User Defined > Applications.

2. On the Applications window, for each third party application,  enter the following fields:
   
   Name: Enter the name of the application to be displayed in the task bar. Note that there is a limit on the number of characters allowed.
   E.g. "MS Word"
   
   Command Line: Enter the actual command line used to run the application.
   E.g. "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\WINWORD.EXE"
   
   Icon: Enter the location of the icon to be used in the Task Bar next to the application name.  Once loaded it will be available in CCH Central.
   E.g. "C:\ Desktop\word.ico"

3. Repeat step 2 for each application you want to include a link to and then click OK to save and close the Applications window.

A menu item is created for each application in the Third Party Task Bar menu displaying the third party application name and icon. Click the menu item to start the application.