How to Run a Program
Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1
You can configure a ribbon button to run a program. This type of add-in does not require any coding and is created by defining and configuring a ribbon entry. When a user clicks the ribbon button, the application will start.
To configure a ribbon button to run a program
Inside the root XML node of the manifest file, create a node and name it
ActionAddIn
.Add an attribute named
Contexts
to the action node and set the value to one or more context values. For more information about which context values can be used, see Context values.Add an attribute named
ActionType
to the action node and set the value toApplication
.Add an attribute named
ActionParam
to the action node and set the value to the full file path of the file that will run.Add an attribute named
Name
to the action node and give it a value.Optionally, add the
Icon
andShowInContextMenu
attributes.
See Also
Scenario: Build a Basic Action Add-in
How to Open a Web Browser