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ADAM Software Technical Proposition: Open Architecture Integration and Customization via the ADAM Provider Model As noted earlier, the ADAM Platform has been developed using the .NET framework and makes extensive use of the provider model design pattern, a software programming technique that enables developers to easily modify and/or extend the functionality of a software application. To use the ADAM provider model, a developer creates an abstract class or uses an abstract class that already exists in the .NET Framework Class Library. The abstract class identifies and describes certain attributes of a software function, but it does not include an implementation of the function. Then the developer creates a provider class that contains the default implementation of the function. The benefit of the provider model is that it enables enterprises using the ADAM Platform to create their own provider classes that contain alternative methods of implementing application functions. This capability makes it easy to customize the functionality of the ADAM Platform and to integrate the Platform with other information systems. “The ADAM Provider Model makes it easy to customize the functionality of the ADAM Platform and to integrate it with other information systems.” ADAM Software NV adamsoftware.net info@adamsoftware.net 13
ADAM Software Technical Proposition: Open Architecture Integration and Customization via the ADAM Provider Model Continued The diagram below depicts just some of the ways that the ADAM Platform leverages the provider model to deliver exceptional software flexibility. Many of ADAM’s customers use the provider model together with the ADAM REST API and/or the ADAM System API to customize the functionality of the ADAM Platform to fit their specific needs and to integrate the Platform with other applications. We can illustrate the flexibility this provides with several examples. º ERP Integration—Several ADAM customers have integrated the ADAM Platform with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. For example, Stanley Black & Decker has integrated its ADAM Platform with six ERP systems. In this implementation, the ERP systems serve as the data source for the product content management component of the ADAM Platform. ADAM Software NV adamsoftware.net info@adamsoftware.net 14
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