SugarCRM Developer's Manual: Customize & extend SugarCRM Book

Learn the application and database architecture of this open-source CRM and develop and integrate your own modules and custom workflows Learn to customize SugarCRM codeDevelop modules from scratchLearn database and application architecture In Detail SugarCRM is the world's leading commercial open-source customer relationship management (CRM) software for companies of all sizes. SugarCRM easily adapts to any business environment by offering a more flexible, cost-effective alternative to proprietary applications. SugarCRM's open-source architecture allows companies to more easily customize and integrate customer-facing business processes in order to build and maintain more profitable relationships. SugarCRM offers several deployment options, including on-demand, on-premise and appliance-based solutions to suit customers' security, integration, and configuration needs. This book will help you to customize the SugarCRM code. You will get learn about the database and application architecture. The book provides you with a module development tutorial, showing the essential steps for hooking your module into the SugarCRM infrastructure. You will learn about common customizations that can be performed against the codebase. What you will learn from this book? Customize your SugarCRM applicationAdd your own components in the form of module tabs and dashletsModify the look and feel of SugarCRM Add new fields to SugarCRMDevelop, test, and use SugarCRM in a safe environmentIncorporate third-party modules into your siteDevelop your own modules from scratchDevelop a custom workflow within SugarCRMOptimize the performance of SugarCRM implementations Approach The book is structured as: An overview of the architecture of the application and database, how it all fits together A module development tutorial, showing the essential steps for hooking your module into the SugarCRM infrastructure A section of common customizations that can be performed against the codebase Who this book is written for? The book is for PHP developers working with SugarCRM, who want to extend its capabilities. Readers should have a basic knowledge of SugarCRM as the book does not cover installation and usage of SugarCRM. This can be gained from Implementing SugarCRM.Read More