Entry Point Providers
An entry point provider makes one or more folders available as links that you can access from a central point. For more information, see Entry Points .
Entry points are displayed in the Entry Points iView and in dialog boxes for moving and copying items. They provide you with fast, cross-repository access to folders. You can also call up entry points from the Go To menu.
Entry point providers themselves cannot generate links for folders or repositories. They send data to the entry point repository manager , which then generates the corresponding links.
The following (partially preconfigured) entry point providers are contained in the standard delivery.
Entry Point Providers in the Standard Delivery
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Name |
Description |
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Entry Point Provider for Common Folders
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Makes the directory 'Common Folders' (/documents/commonfolders) available as an entry point. The content of this directory is prescribed by a content manager (see Allowing Access to Common Folders ). No further configuration is necessary. |
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Entry Point Provider for Favorites
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Makes the folder with personal documents available as an entry point. For more information, see Working with Portal Favorites in the Classic Framework Page . No further configuration is necessary. |
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Entry Point Provider for Navigation iViews
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Makes the start folder of all navigation iViews in KM available as an entry point. Like the navigation iViews, the corresponding entry points are also role-dependent. For example: /news, /documents, /reports No further configuration is necessary. However, this is deactivated in the standard delivery. |
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Entry Point Provider for Personal Documents
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Makes the folder with personal documents available as an entry point. No further configuration is necessary. |
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Entry Point Provider for Public Documents |
Makes the folder with public documents available as an entry point. No further configuration is necessary. |
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Entry Point Provider for Recent Folders
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Makes the folder with the history of recently called folders available as an entry point. No further configuration is necessary. |
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Entry Point Provider for Static Folders
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Makes selected folders of the KM folder hierarchy available as entry points. In contrast to the provider that displays the entry point 'Common Folders', in the case of this provider the folders are prescribed by the administrator. All prescribed folders are displayed on the first level of the Entry Points iView. For an example, see Changing Labels and Symbols for Entry Points . |
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Entry Point Provider for Taxonomies |
Makes a list of all taxonomies available as an entry point. No further configuration is necessary. |
You can also provide JAVA classes that deliver application-specific entry points.
Depending on the implementation, application-specific entry points are displayed only on certain pages or in certain dialog boxes.
The entry points of the entry point provider roomentrypointprovider are only displayed in rooms, for example.
Permission Check
The users' permissions are checked when they try to display entry points. If a user does not have read permission for a particular folder, the folder in question is not displayed as an entry point.
Display Order
You can use the parameter Priority in the configuration of entry point providers to define the order in which the entry points are displayed. Priority 1 means that the entry point is displayed in the first position. Then the entry point of the provider with priority 2 is displayed.
Configuration
The configuration of the entry points provides contains general parameters as well as type-specific parameters.
General Parameters of Entry Point Providers
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Parameter |
Required |
Description |
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Name |
Yes |
Name of the entry point provider |
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Active |
No |
Specifies whether the entry point provider is activated or not. |
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Priority |
Yes |
Specifies the priority that determines the order of the entry points on the user interface. |
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Bundle File |
No |
Specifies a bundle file that contains the description and name of the entry points. |
Additional Parameters of the Type 'Entry Point Provider'
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Parameter |
Required |
Description |
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Provider Class |
Yes |
Specifies the JAVA class that implements the entry point provider. |
Additional Parameters of the Type 'Entry Point Provider for Common Folders'
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Parameter |
Required |
Description |
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Targets |
Yes |
Path to the directory used for the 'Common Folder' function. The path /documents/commonfolders is specified by default. |
Additional Parameters of the Type 'Entry Point Provider for Navigation iViews
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Parameter |
Required |
Description |
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Excluded Start Folders |
No |
Specifies the start folder of KM navigation iViews that are not displayed as entry points (see KM Navigation iView ). For example: The system directory /runtime |
Additional Parameters of the Type 'Entry Point Provider for Static Folders'
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Parameter |
Required |
Description |
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Targets |
Yes |
Comma-separated list of directories that are used as entry points. |
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Display First Level |
No |
Specifies which levels of the specified directories are displayed as entry points. If activated, only the specified directory itself is displayed as an entry point. If deactivated, all contained subdirectories are displayed as entry points. |
To create a new entry point provider based on a JAVA class you wrote yourself, choose Content Management → Repository Managers → Entry Point Providers → Entry Point Provider.
To make further folders available as entry points, choose Content Management → Repository Managers → Entry Point Providers → Entry Point Provider for Static Folders. Create a new entry point provider and enter the required folder.