Portal Configuration Tool Guide

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Configuring an External Link Component

Use an external link component to display the content of an HTML page requested from an external URL. When you configure an external link, you can use certain parameters to append to the URL.

Add an external link component to a section of a custom page.

The external link component is added.

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On the

General

tab, configure the following settings for the page:

Field Name	Description
Title	Display title of the external link component.
Dimension Style	Height of the external link panel. Use one of the following options: Fit to Content. Adjusts the height automatically based on the content. Custom. Sets the height based on the value you specify.
Height	Size of the component in pixel.

On the

Component

tab, configure the following details for the page:

Field Name	Description
URL	URL of the external page that you want to display on the portal. The URL can be static or dynamic with placeholder attributes. The following URLs are examples for static and dynamic URLs: Static URL. https://finance.yahoo.com/ Dynamic URL with placeholder attributes. http://ec2-18-203-163-134.com:9090/FileUploader/index_supplier.html?id={extId}&hpmsupplierid=18601&userName={portalUsername}&isPortalUser=false&locale={localeKey} A dynamic URL contains attributes that the portal resolves in run time. For a dynamic URL, you must add the attributes in key value pairs in the following format to a URL: &<key 1>=<{value 1}>&<key 2>=<{value 2}> You must enclose the placeholder attributes specified in the dynamic URL within curly brackets. To dynamically resolve the current active user name and default language of the portal, use the following attributes in the URL: portalUsername localeKey
Is dynamic URL	Indicates whether the specified URL is static or dynamic. By default, the specified URL is a static URL.

Field Name

Description

URL

URL of the external page that you want to display on the portal. The URL can be static or dynamic with placeholder attributes.

The following URLs are examples for static and dynamic URLs:

Static URL.

https://finance.yahoo.com/

Dynamic URL with placeholder attributes.

http://ec2-18-203-163-134.com:9090/FileUploader/index_supplier.html?id={extId}&hpmsupplierid=18601&userName={portalUsername}&isPortalUser=false&locale={localeKey}

A dynamic URL contains attributes that the portal resolves in run time. For a dynamic URL, you must add the attributes in key value pairs in the following format to a URL:

&<key 1>=<{value 1}>&<key 2>=<{value 2}>

You must enclose the placeholder attributes specified in the dynamic URL within curly brackets. To dynamically resolve the current active user name and default language of the portal, use the following attributes in the URL:

portalUsername

localeKey

Is dynamic URL

Indicates whether the specified URL is static or dynamic. By default, the specified URL is a static URL.

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