Configuring and Compiling the BookPrint Delegate

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You can write custom server code such as CustomBookPrintDelegate that is invoked using a delegate mechanism. In general, the process involves the following:

Create a custom Java class and implement the BookPrintDelegate interface. It is recommended that this custom Java class be put in a custom Java package that can easily be identified to prevent class name collisions.

Compiling the BookPrint Delegate

To compile the BookPrint Delegate, perform these steps:

1. Create a new custom folder under <WT_HOME>/codebase.war/ directory.

2. Create a Java file CustomBookPrintDelegate.java in package com.ptc.sc.services.For reference, review the DefaultBookPrintDelegate that has the default implementation and make modifications as needed based on the explanation above.

3. Change current directory to <WT_HOME>/bin from a command prompt.

4. Run windchill shell. This will open a windchill shell required for compiling CustomBookPrintDelegate.java.

5. From windchill shell change directory to <WT_HOME>.

6. Execute javac codebase.war/custom/com/ptc/sc/services/plugins/CustomBookPrintDelegate.java

This will compile CustomBookPrintDelegate.java and place the CustomBookPrintDelegate.class file inside <WT_HOME>/ codebase.war/custom/com/ptc/sc/services/plugins/CustomBookPrintDelegate.class

Configuring the BookPrint Delegate

To configure the BookPrint Delegate, perform these steps:

1. Create a similar package structure (com/ptc/sc/services/plugins/) inside folder <WT_HOME>/codebase.war/WEB-INF/classes/

2. Place the CustomBookPrintDelegate.class file inside <WT_HOME>/codebase.war/WEB-INF/classes/com/ptc/sc/services/plugins/

3. Add the following entry to the <WT_HOME>//site.xconf specifying the custom BookPrint delegate:

4. Restart the PTC Arbortext Content Delivery server.