Selecting the Source URL

Context

This procedure describes how you select the URL of the information source that provides content to the URL iView at runtime.

  • We recommend that you reference a static HTML page as the source URL of the iView.

  • You can use dynamic pages that generate HTML on-the-fly; however highly complex pages are unqualified and guidelines are unavailable. The implementation of any dynamic HTML page in a URL iView should be fully tested before use in a production system.

  • You can create URL iViews that display non-HTML objects, such as PDF documents, Microsoft Office documents, and images. To do so, embed the objects in an HTML page, which you reference as the source URL of the iView.

The URL iView Editor and Wizard provide a fully functional built-in browser, which you can use to navigate the Web and select the page to display in the iView.

Procedure


  1. Open the URL iView in the URL iView Editor.

    The current URL defined for the iView is displayed in the URL box.

  2. To modify the URL do any of the following:

    • Enter a URL address directly in the URL box. Use this option if you already know the URL of the Web page you want to display in the iView.

      • Do not enter parameters or a named anchor directly in the URL box. Add parameters in the parameter list (see Configuring URL Parameters ) and an anchor in the Anchor box.

        An anchor is any named area, defined by an <a> tag, in the code of an HTML page. The use of anchors allow the creator of the HTML page to create links that jump directly into a specific section on a page, instead of expecting the user to manually scroll in the page to find what they are looking for.

        At runtime, the portal compiles the full URL using the URL domain (as defined in the URL box), parameters, and the anchor name.

      • Do not enter special characters, such as the number symbol (#) or question mark (?), in the URL box.

    • Click either Browse next to the URL box or Capture next to the Content to Display in iView box. A new browser window opens, which you can use it to navigate and choose the Web page to be displayed in the iView.

      1. In the Browse tab, you can browse the Web. In the Capture tab you can specify which area within the selected Web page is displayed in the iView at runtime (see Selecting the Capture Area ). You can toggle freely between the Browse and Capture tabs.

      2. Once you have reached the Web page you want to display in the iView, click OK in the built-in browser window. You are returned to the URL iView Editor.

        The URL address of the targeted Web page is displayed in the URL box. If the targeted Web page includes URL parameters and a named anchor, they will be stripped from the URL displayed in the URL box. The parameters are displayed in the editor in the parameter list and the anchor in the Anchor box.

    • Perform a combination of the two options mentioned above. For example, enter a base URL of a given site in the URL box and then click Browse to test and fine-tune the URL in the built-in browser of the portal.

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