Table of Contents

Search

  1. Preface
  2. Introduction
  3. Establishing a Root Node
  4. Defining the Business Entity Model
  5. Configuring Business Entity Properties
  6. Configuring Reference Entity Properties
  7. Transforming Business Entities and Views
  8. Managing Many-to-Many Relationships
  9. Configuring Search
  10. Configuring Workflow Tasks and Triggers
  11. Configuring Security and Data Filters for Business Entities
  12. Integrating Data as a Service
  13. Configuring External Calls
  14. Designing the Data Director User Interface
  15. Localizing Data Director
  16. Provisioning Tool Frequently Asked Questions

Creating the External Links Component

Creating the External Links Component

Create the External Links components in the Component Editor. After you create the External Links components, the components appear in the Layout Designer.
  1. In the Provisioning tool, click
    Configuration
    Component Editor
    .
    The
    Component Editor
    appears.
  2. From the Component type list, select
    External Links
    , and click
    Create
    .
    The property fields appear in the
    Properties
    panel.
  3. Specify the following component properties:
    Property
    Description
    Name
    Name of the External Links component that appears in the Components panel.
    Code
    Code to display the external resource. You can use an inline frame to embed an external web page, or use HTML code and Javascript.
    If the external resource for which you want to create a component does not have a predefined height, specify the height of the component in the code.
  4. Click
    Apply
    .
    The External Links component that you created appears in the
    Components
    panel and in the
    Tree View
    panel.
  5. Publish the changes to the MDM Hub.
    1. Click
      Publish
      .
      A change confirmation dialog box appears that prompts you to confirm the changes.
    2. Review the changes, and click
      Confirm
      .
      A validation process runs on the application. A confirmation dialog box appears that prompts you to publish the changes.
    3. Click one of the following buttons:
      • Publish
        . Saves the changes to the MDM Hub.
      • No
        . The changes remain in the temporary workspace.

0 COMMENTS

We’d like to hear from you!