Purpose

The purpose of this guide is to describe the options for customizing the Cúram Provider ManagementCúram Provider Management (CPM) component. Its scope includes the customization of Strategy Patterns, Events, Workflows, Products, and Rule Sets. Customization can be distinguished from configuration in that customization allows developers to modify, extend, or replace source code to suit agency's requirements. Configuration allows administrators to manage the information that is displayed on application pages or to alter the behavior of the application in certain predefined ways.

This guide describes the customization or extension points provided with the CPM component. For further information on how to uses these customization points, readers should consult the Persistence Cookbook where customization techniques are described in detail.

This guide does not cover generic extension points such as persistence events.