The preparations explained in this section must be made in order to use plug-ins in HiRDB.

• Setup and registration of a plug-in
  To use a plug-in, it must be set up and registered into HiRDB.
  
• Initialization of the registry facility
  The registry facility must be initialized before registry information can be registered.
  
• Table definition for plug-in usage
  An object relational database must be created using the abstract data types and index types provided by the plug-in.
  
• Delayed batch creation of plug-in index
  Instead of adding (updating) plug-in index data when row data is added (updated), it is possible to use the database reorganization utility later to add (update) the plug-in index data in a batch.
  

Each of these preparatory items for using plug-ins is explained as follows.

Organization of this section

10.4.1 Setup and registration of a plug-in

10.4.2 Initialization of the registry facility

10.4.3 Table definition for plug-in usage

10.4.4 Delayed batch creation of plug-in index