External tab record extension

Caution

OpenKM 7.1 comes with two user interfaces, called “classic” and “kcenter”. Although both are functionally very similar, the layout and the way they are used may have significant differences. This page is based on the “classic” user interface. If you are using the “kcenter” user interface and are unsure about accessing any of these features, please create a ticket in the support website.

The External Tab Record feature helps you show a tab’s content in the properties tab based on an external URL request when a node record is selected.  

Tip

This option is only available if you have enabled the External tab record feature.

Note

There are several parameters passed as request parameters in the URL:

• The authentication token (encrypted)
• The record uuid
• The userId

Configuration

Field / Property	Type	Description
extension.external.tab.record	List	Each row is a pair of values declaring a tab’s content; the format is: name;url name1;http://localhost:8180/openkm/test.jsp name2;http://www.openkm.com
webservices.visible.properties	List	To make the values of the parameter “extension.external.tab.record” accessible to all users, the value “extension.external.tab.record” must be added to the current list. If you forget to add the property name, only administrators will be able to retrieve the value, so some extensions may produce errors for regular users.

Note

More information is available at Configuration parameters.

Sample

Configuration

Create a file named test.jsp and copy it into the $TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/openkm folder.

<%@ page language="java" contentType="text/html; charset=UTF-8" pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>External URL request example</title>
</head>
<body>
  Request parameters
  <br />
  <br />
  <b>uuid:</b><%=request.getParameter("uuid")%><br />
</body>
</html>

 Request parameters

 uuid:<%=request.getParameter("uuid")%>
">

Usage

• Choose a record.
• Click the “name1” tab.

• Click the “name2” tab.