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* '''Description''': Description for the External Content presentation object. | * '''Description''': Description for the External Content presentation object. | ||
* '''External Content URL''': The URL of the external page you want to embed in QPR MobileDashboard. You can also use a relative path (e.g. "/examples/test.html"), if the page you want to embed is accessible by the same protocol, host, and port as QPR MobileDashboard. | * '''External Content URL''': The URL of the external page you want to embed in QPR MobileDashboard. You can also use a relative path (e.g. "/examples/test.html"), if the page you want to embed is accessible by the same protocol, host, and port as QPR MobileDashboard. | ||
=== Accessing Context Variables in the External Content === | === Accessing Context Variables in the External Content === | ||
Revision as of 16:07, 16 April 2017
With the External Content presentation object you can show content from some other website or web portal. The External Content presentation object uses html's iframe element to embed the websites. Using the External Content presentation object enables integrating multiple Web applications into a single UI.
Properties Tab
The following properties can be set on the Properties tab:
- Name: Name of the External Content presentation object.
- Description: Description for the External Content presentation object.
- External Content URL: The URL of the external page you want to embed in QPR MobileDashboard. You can also use a relative path (e.g. "/examples/test.html"), if the page you want to embed is accessible by the same protocol, host, and port as QPR MobileDashboard.
Accessing Context Variables in the External Content
The session context variables and their values are available in the external content pages via the getSessionVariable() javascript function. In addition, the session context variables can be set in the external content pages via the setSessionVariable() javascript function. Check the examples in the http://<Your_Host_Name>:8080/mobiledash/examples/test.html file for using the functions.