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Integrating Solutions with VPO
Defining an Integration Strategy
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Powerful GUI Application Integration
In NNM, applications can be integrated into menus or the toolbar by way
of Application Registration Files (ARFs). The same mechanism is also
available in VPO. See “Integrating External Applications into the VPO
GUI” on page 144 for more information.
Figure 2-2 Application Desktop Window
VPO applications can also be integrated using a GUI registration
method, and are displayed as icons in the operator's Application
Desktop. The integration method for VPO applications has the following
advantages over the method for NNM applications using ARF files:
❏ Application groups provide structuring of applications;
❏ Applications can be executed remotely under any preconfigured user
ID;
❏ Startup of applications can be preconfigured by the VPO
administrator.
Consequently, the Application Desktop is the recommended integration
facility to integrate applications into VPO. Applications newly added to
VPO should always be integrated as VPO applications.