Connecting to another application using Applink
To connect to some application, in addition to creating an extender, you also need to ensure that the relevant Applink client is installed.
For example, to connect to Pathway, users must install:
- Objective Applink Client (Pathway).msi
- the actual Pathway application.
When you select the Hide menu option when Applink extender dependencies are not installed option, the menu option that links to this extender will be hidden if Applink and the application are not installed.
Add the following fields to create a Pathway Extender:
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Options |
Value |
Description |
|---|---|---|
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Admin label and Menu label |
Value of your choice |
Enter a value to identify the extender configuration on the Extenders page and a menu option. |
|
URL |
oclpthwy:application/id:${fields.valuesByFieldId("tA116")[0]}?config= http://objectiveinform.com/stylesheets?name%3Dcom.objective.applink.config |
oclpthwy protocol is registered and associated with the ApplinkProtocolHandler application, which is responsible for opening the Pathway client. tA116 - Example catalogue field ID config - path to applink config, on your Objective Inform server. |
|
URL target |
_parent |
_parent - opens link without opening another tab. |
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Metadata filter |
${fields.valuesByFieldId("tA116")[0]}!="" |
If catalogue field value is empty, then do not display the menu option. |
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Applicable types |
For example - Pathway Documents |
Select a document type for which this extender will be enabled. If a document is not of this type, this extender menu option will not be displayed. |
For more information on any of the above options, see Creating extenders (custom actions).