Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Progress Dynamics Administration

Defining managers

In addition to session properties and session services, you must specify any managers that are used by a session type. A predefined set of managers is included with the Progress Dynamics installation. A manager is a persistent procedure that directly affects the core functionality of the framework. For example, the Session Manager lets you start other code, the Security Manager lets you define user authentication, and so on. If you create any custom managers that similarly affect the framework, you must register them in the Repository to use them with the framework.

To view the managers registered in the Repository, choose Session Manager Type Control. The Manager Type Control window appears, as shown:

Note: The Configuration File Manager does not appear in the list of configurable manager types in the Manager Type Control window. This management procedure is at the core of session management, but because it is the manager responsible for initiating the process of starting the managers on this list, its configuration is built into the framework and you should never change it.

For details about how to use the existing managers as well as how to create a new manager, see OpenEdge Development: Progress Dynamics Advanced Development . For more information about the application programming interfaces (APIs) of these managers, see OpenEdge Development: Progress Dynamics Managers API Reference .