You can expand the contents of a Production Extension after it is created, without starting over.
When you create Production extensions, they are saved in a type of archive file with a pre extension. You can open the file outside of Workbench and add more scripts or files. This is useful for example, when an Integrator script that uses a lookup file needs a refresh, or an extension that calls Integrator scripts needs those additional scripts to be packaged together with the extension.
To expand a Production extension:
- Locate the pre file in Windows Explorer.
- Open the pre file with an archive tool such as WinZip or 7-Zip.
- Insert additional files such as helper scripts, lookup tables, or readme files.
- Save and close the pre package.
NOTE:
Additional scripts or files are accessed in the extension by using the _extension_directory parameter. For example, if you have an extension of type Production, you could add an additional Integrator script (test.int) to your pre in step 3 above. You can then call that Integrator script from an Execute-node within the extension using $(_extension_directory)/test.int.
Here, _extension_directory points to the root of the directory where the extension is installed and locates the test Integrator script therein.