Is Alero extensible?
Alero was designed as an extensible framework. As such, you can create and plug-in your own modules as if they were an integral part of the product. This extensible framework is comprised of four types of modules, as follows: • Agents implement specific business logic independently or in cooperation with one or more agents and/or adapters. • Adapters implement specific interfaces to information sources such as databases, file systems, applications, other ECM systems, etc. (referred in this documentation as repositories). • Security Managers implement user validation and security algorithms, and may also interact with external systems such as LDAP, single Sign-on, PKI, etc. • Event Managers implement extension functionality based on transaction events. Each of these types of modules implement a standard, well-defined interface (framework), allowing the different types of modules to work together seamlessly without concern for the specific details of each implementation. As a partner or
