Modifying MarketPlace Solutions

A few cautions and disclaimers when modifying a MarketPlace Solution:

• Major changes to Business Rules or custom tables within a MarketPlace Solution will not be supported through normal channels as the resulting solution is significantly different from the core solution. 

• If changes are made to any Dashboard object or Business Rule, first copy the items to be modified to a separate Dashboard Maintenance Unit and then simply reference these items by the commercial MarketPlace solution. Document the references being made for your records. This is important because if there is an upgrade to the MarketPlace Solution in the future and the customer applies the upgrade, this will overlay and wipe out the changes.  This also applies when updating any of the standard reports and Dashboards. This will help reduce upgrade efforts to reestablishing references to the customized components.

• If modifications are made to a MarketPlace Solution, upgrading to later versions will be more complex depending on the degree of customization.  Simple changes such as changing a logo or colors on a Dashboard do not impact upgrades significantly.  Making changes to the custom database tables and Business Rules, which should be avoided, will make an upgrade even more complicated.