The SMS Add-In Tool Registration window appears as shown below. This window's toolbar has standard New, Open, and Save buttons, as well as Register (check mark) and Unregister (X mark) buttons. These options are also available from the File menu.
Note If mandatory values are missing or invalid, the application key is ignored and the application will not appear in the Tools menu. SMS writes an error value into the application key as an aid to ISV debugging.
Current User, which restricts the availability of the application to the user who registered the application.
Local Machine, which makes the application available to all users. Note that you must have administrator privileges to register an application for Local Machine.
Always available (General Context)
Only when checked window types are active (Limited Contexts)
If you choose this option, you must also select the contexts from the list box. Click in the appropriate check box to select a context. See Supported Context Names for a list of the available contexts.
Note The following fields apply to the selected context. Reselecting a context will display the information previously entered for these fields.
The data entered in step 2 is written into the Windows NT Registry. If the registration fails, a message box appears explaining the failure.