Web Tabs

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Web tabs let you add custom web pages that display as tabs in your application.

About Web Tabs

Web tabs can display web pages from another server. For example, you can display a page from your company's intranet site, or another company's website, as a web tab in your application. Or you can create Web Tabs using features of the platform:

• Page - Display custom, personalized Pages
• Widget - Display pages that contain collections of Widgets
• Database View - Display pages that contain Database Views

Compare to: Data Tab

Working with Web Tabs

Users that have the Customize Objects permission can create Web Tabs

Create a Web Tab

1. Click Designer > Presentation > Web Tabs
2. Click the [New Web Tab] button and complete the following information:
   • Enter the Name
   • Select the Web Tab Type

   URL

   Enter the URL of a website you want to appear in the web tab.
   For, example display your RSS feeds using http://google.com/reader

   Page

   Choose from existing Pages or build your own

   Widget

   Set up the Widget layout and access permissions

   • Choose the preferred layout, with one, two or three columns

   Database View

   Choose the Database View to use as the basis of this web tab

3. Choose the appropriate Role Based Access Permissions
4. Click [Save]

Example

Add a web tab:

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The result is a tab that displays the specified newsfeed:

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Edit a Web Tab

1. Click Designer > Presentation > Web Tabs
2. Click the link for the Web Tab you want to edit
3. Click the [Edit] button to open the Web Tab for editing
4. Update Web Tab Information as required:
   • Use the Template Variable Tool to get the names of variables you can use in the page:

     

   • Change the Name
   • Select the Tab Type
   • Choose the Web Tab Height
   • Edit the Web URL as needed
5. Click [Save]

Delete a Web Tab

To delete a web tab:

1. Click > Customization > Developer Resources > Web Tabs
2. Click the Web Tab you want to delete
3. Click the [Delete] button. A confirmation message opens.
4. Click [OK] to delete the web tab

Learn more: Recycle Bin