Adding custom functionality to Dossiers in Studio

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Custom integrations can be added to Dossiers to make functionality such as the following possible:

• A menu bar containing options that trigger specific functionality

For a full overview of what can be done, see the Software Development Kit (SDK).

Creating customizations

To help you create your own customizations, an SDK and sample files are available in the following location:

Content Station folder > sdk

The following files are relevant to creating customizations:

• content-station-11-sdk.md. The SDK describing the available options that can be implemented in Dossiers.

• samples. Folder containing some example plug-ins. See the SDK for more information.

The process

Customizations are added as a plug-in. The process of creating and adding them is as follows:

Step 1. Create a javascript file by following the instructions in the SDK and/or by basing it on the sample file.

Step 2. Place the file in the following folder (optionally in a subfolder of this folder):

Content Station folder > sdk

Step 3. Link the plug-in to Studio by configuring the config.js file of Studio as explained in Managing plug-ins in Studio.

Step 4. Save the file.

Step 5. Log in to Studio — or refresh the page when you are already logged in — and test the working of your customization.