Much of the functionality in DataSplice is provided by .NET plug-ins. In this manner, the structure is very flexible. Additional plug-ins can be developed as needed for a virtually endless combination of capabilities and features.

Default Plug-ins

The following plug-ins are available by default.

Common plug-ins also used include such items as printer plug-ins (for barcode printing applications) and RSS plug-ins (for RSS syndication).

Displaying Plug-in Details

To view information about a given plug-in, select it from the list of items in the item selection area on the left side of the screen. On the right side of the screen, details about the plug-in will be displayed.

Specific settings, such as various timeout values, can be set. Connection profiles can be set here as well. Connection profiles define the name of the data source to use. The name given to connection profiles here is then referred to by the individual views.

Configuring Plug-ins

To display and set the different options for a plug-in, select Edit Options from the Configuration Section drop-down.

Depending on the plug-in selected, different options may be available. For specific details about configuring the ADO.NET data source plug-in (pictured above), please see the following ADO.NET data source plug-in area of this manual.

In addition, certain plug-ins may not have any configurable settings. If this is the case, a message will be displayed to that effect.