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The Sites feature enables designers and web developers to build and deploy public web sites and web-based applications using the AgileApps Cloud platform. These Dynamic Sites leverage the backend data and content that reside within a user account. Dynamic Sites eliminate the need for a specific web server or database and instead leverage the robust administration and presentation capabilities of the AgileApps Cloud platform, as well as its relational database.

Dynamic Sites are defined by Java Server Pages (JSPs) and any included static resource files (images, CSS, etc.). The web pages can be accessed by both authenticated (registered) and unauthenticated (anonymous) users. They can be customized using both CSS and Template:JQuery widgets. (You can can also upload other JavaScript libraries as static resources, and use them in your pages.)

In addition to Pages, a developer can use Classes/Controllers to write business logic, adhering to the industry standard MVC architecture, where Pages handle the View, Classes and Controllers handle the Controller level, both of which interact with data stored on the platform (the Model) using the platform's Java API and REST API.

Sites are accessed using URLs that point to pages, controllers, and Action Tags.

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About Sites

Dynamic Sites can be used to build many kinds of web sites:

Portal web sites: Run your entire public corporate web site on AgileApps Cloud platform Dynamic Sites, or create intranet sites by IP restricting the sites. In addition, Dynamic Sites enable you to create authenticated and unauthenticated pages and data to be served directly to your audience, making it ideal for portals.
Interactive business applications: Use AgileApps Cloud platform Dynamic Sites to create interactive web applications where users can interact with complex business processes. For example, you may create a job posting and resume submission application or create an application for mobile updates to AgileApps Cloud platform data.
Community and social networking: AgileApps Cloud platform Dynamic Sites can be used to design websites that engage a community of users to submit and vote on ideas, exchange information, or securely collaborate on projects.

Login Options

Users can always create a new username and password. But by including the appropriate tags, the site can also allow users to login:

Using a Facebook ID ([[]])
Using a Google ID ([[]])
Using their Gmail account ([[]])

Sample Sites

These sites are running on the AgileApps Cloud platform. You can interact with them to see them in action, or install the applications and take them apart to see how they work:

Employment Jobs Site:

Employers can post jobs, including job type, category, location, experience, requirements and education
Potential candidates can view and search the job list, and apply for jobs

Issue Tracking / Ticket Management Site

Clients can post questions or issues, receive automated email messages, communicate with support agents and review conversations.
Support agents can prioritize and process tickets, assign tickets to individual agents or departments, track ticket status and conversations.

Terms Used in Sites

Site User

A Site User is any user that registers with the site.
When a Site User registers, a User record is created for them, so they are guaranteed to have a unique identity in the platform instance.
That identity can be used to store profile information. Operations they perform are undertaken with that identify.
However, that identity does not have the ability to log into the platform.
A Site User therefore does not count as a "platform user", from the standpoint of tenant billing. (From that standpoint, only platform users count. So if you have 5 people in your organization, and 100,000 Site Users, your tenancy is considered to have only 5 billable "users".)

Anonymous Site User

Someone can use the site without registering, as well.
In that case, they perform operations using the default identity configured for the site.
Using Roles, you determine which operations require registration, and which do not.

Base URL

The Base URL is the default web address of the site
Includes the domain part of the URL, for example: yourcompany.com
Learn more: Building Site URLs

Add or Edit a Site

Designer > Logic > Sites
Click [New Site], or
Select a Site and click [Edit]
Fill in the Site properties.

Site Properties

Site Information

Name: Site name; A unique site name within a tenant. This name is part of the Base URL/Default Web Address.

Default Web Address

Read Only

Created from the Site Name. This is the default unsecured URL generated for this site.

https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/123456/mysite

Default Secure Web Address

Read Only

Created from the Site Name. This is the default secured URL generated for this site.

https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/123456/mysite

User Web Address: Vanity URL; A "pretty" URL, used as a redirect from the Default URL. Site developer can add a CNAME entry, which will redirect www.mysite.com to the platform. (The platform's Site tags rewrite URLs in a page to point to this User Web Address.)

Is Site Active

Checkbox, checked by default

If checked, this site is active. A single click interface to activate/deactivate a site.

Start Page: A predefined Page that appears as the landing page when the site is launched.

Inactive Page: A predefined Page that is displayed if the Active checkbox is unchecked. This page can be used as an Under Construction/Maintenance page.

Error Page: The default page to display when an error occurs.

File Not Found Page: The page to display when a 404 - File Not Found error occurs.

Site Template Page: A predefined JSP page that will act as a Site Template.

Considerations

Only JSP pages for which Include header files is disabled are shown. (JSP pages that include header files will not work, as the header files include libraries that are incompatible with site operations.)

For sophisticated sites that use a library like jQuery to nest pages, the Site Template feature won't be of much value. In such circumstances the Site Template will be applied to the main page, as desired, but it will also be applied to subsidiary pages as they are loaded into subsections of the main page--behavior which is generally undesirable.

Access Type

Login As User for Unauthenticated Access: Use the lookup icon to select a User. If a page does not need authentication, and if a Site User is not logged in, Platform will log in the selected User for doing any operations on the server.

Register Site Users with this Role: Use the lookup icon to select a Role. Newly registered users will take the selected Role.

Register Site Users with this Team: Use the lookup icon to select a Team. Newly registered users will belong to the selected Team.

Login Page: Any unauthenticated access of a page which requires authentication, will be redirected to this page. Typically this page will have the login box.

Manage Pages

List of Pages Available to the Site

Pages available to the Site

A list of pages available to the site

Authentication Required?

Checkbox, unchecked by default

If checked, this page requires authentication. Unauthenticated access of this page will redirect user to the page denoted by Login Page property.

Delete: Optionally, click the trashcan icon to remove the page from the site. The page is only removed from use in the site, and is still present in the Pages repository.

Building Site URLs

One of the most important features of Site functionality is the way URLs are handled in a Site page.

After you configure the URL forwarding (redirect) from your web address to the Site's Default Web URL/Base URL, the Platform is ready to serve your site
In any typical web application, URLs include the site domain
In the case of Sites, the user will have to write absolute URLs pointing the User's web address, since the content is being served from Platform's server
URLs can be hard-coded with the Site URL or the Platform URL JSP tags can be used

Learn more: Tags

Sites are built using a combination of Pages, Classes, Controllers.

Learn more: Working with Pages and Classes

URL Types

URL types supported in Sites include Pages, Controllers and Actions.

Pages Example

For this Base URL and User Vanity Web Address:

Base URL (Default Web Address): https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/1234567/mysite,; where mysite is derived from the User Vanity Web Address, http://www.mysite.com

Page URL: Base URL + /pages/{page}
Page Name: home.jsp

URL displayed in the page: http://www.mysite.com/pages/home.jsp

URL forwarded to the Platform Server: https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/1234567/mysite/pages/home.jsp

Controller Example

For this Base URL and User Vanity Web Address:

Base URL (Default Web Address): https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/1234567/mysite,; where mysite is derived from the User Vanity Web Address, http://www.mysite.com

Controller URL: Base URL + /controller/{controller_path}

Controller Path: com/platform/demo/samples/JobsController

URL forwarded to the Platform Server: https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/1234567/mysite/controller/com/platform/demo/samples/JobsController

Action Example

For this Base URL and User Vanity Web Address:

Base URL (Default Web Address): https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/1234567/mysite,; where mysite is derived from the User Vanity Web Address, http://www.mysite.com

Action URL: Base URL + /{action}
Standard Action: login

URL displayed in the page: http://www.mysite.com/login

URL forwarded to the Platform Server: https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/1234567/mysite/login

Using Controllers and Pages

Used to customize the business logic for the Site. In this case, all the responsibility of the data model, business logic and display part is written by the user.

	URI	`Base URL + "/controller/{controller}"` `Base URL + "/pages/{page}"`
	Examples:	`https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/123456/{site}/controller/JobsController` `https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/123456/{site}/pages/MyPage.jsp`

Parameters

{parameter_name}: Any parameter needed for any controller/page written by the user. Please refer to the Classes/Pages documentation on how to write controller/pages.

Included Server-Side Actions

The AgileApps Cloud platform includes a number of built-in server-side actions. These actions are typically useful for an authenticated site. Common actions for a typical Web Application which supports authentication are listed here, and are used with the Common Parameters.

Considerations

Each action is available as a service through a URL and expects certain parameters for a successful execution.
Both HTTP GET and HTTP POST are supported for these actions.

Action	Description	URL
Login to the site	Login to the AgileApps Cloud platform as a Site User	Base URL + "/login"
Register a New User	Create a new Site User	Base URL + "/register"
Change Password	Change the Site User's password	Base URL + "/change_password"
Update Profile	Update a User Profile	Base URL + "/update_profile"
Validate the Security Question	Validate the security question, as part of the Forgot my Password process	Base URL + "/validate_security_question"
Reset Password	Reset a Site User's password	Base URL + "/reset_password"
Manage Objects	Add/update/delete a record in an Object	Base URL + "/service"
Download File	Download a document	Base URL + "/download_file"
Logout from the Site	Logout from the AgileApps Cloud platform	Base URL + "/logout"

Common Parameters

The following common parameters are required for all Server-Side Actions:

Parameter	Required	Description
`__oe`	Yes	On Error, a relative URL which is executed when an error occurs
`__os`	Yes	On Success, a relative URL which is executed when a successful action is executed. Example URL for `__os` and `__oe` will be "pages/home.jsp" or "controller/com/platform/{namespace}/{package}/GetRecords"
`__pc`	No	This is the class that is executed before the action is executed. This can be used for validations before a controller or a server side action is executed. This can be used to execute some code before server side action is executed, when the controller is Platform.
`__pcm`	No	Method of class identified by __pc, that is executed before the action is executed. This can be used for validations before a controller or a server side action is executed. This can be used to execute some code before server side action is executed, when the controller is Platform.

Login to the site

Performs same behavior as Login. Requires following HTML parameters to be submitted:

URL: Syntax: Base URL + "/login"; Example: https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/123456/[MySiteName]/login

Parameters

login: Username of the user logging in to the site
password: Password associated with the username

Register a New User

Used for registering a new site user. Requires following HTML parameters to be submitted.

URL: Syntax: Base URL + "/register"; Example: https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/123456/[siteName]/register

Parameters

first_name: First Name of the user
last_name: Last Name of the user
email: Email of the user
username: Username of the user
password: Password of the user
password2: Password of the user for confirmation
custom_security_question: Security question of the user, in case the user forgets the password
security_answer: Security answer in case the user forgets the password

Change Password

Used for changing user's password. The user is required to be logged in for this action to take place.

URL: Syntax: Base URL + "/change_password"; Example: https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/123456/[siteName]/change_password

Parameters

old_password: Old password of the user
password: New password of the user
password2: New password of the user, for confirmation

Update Profile

Used for updating user's profile. The user is required to be logged in for this action to take place.

URL: Syntax: Base URL + "/update_profile"; Example: https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/123456/[siteName]/update_profile

Parameters

first_name: First Name of the user
last_name: Last Name of the user
email: Email of the user
street: Street part of the user's address
city: City part of the user's address
state: State part of the user's address
zip: Zip part of the user's address
country: Country part of the user's address
company: Company of the user
title: title of the user
division: Division of the user. Generally used for different departments within a company
phone: Phone number of the user
fax: Fax number of the user
mobile: Mobile number of the user
custom_security_question: Security Question in case user forgets the password
security_answer: Security Answer in case user forgets the password

Validate the Security Question

Used for validating the Security Question entered by the user. This action is particularly used for the Forgot My Password use case.

URL: Syntax: Base URL + "/validate_security_question"; Example: https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/123456/[siteName]/validate_security_question

Parameters

username: Username of the user
custom_security_question: Security Question, in case user forgot the password
security_answer: Security Answer, in case user forgot the password

Reset Password

Used for resetting user's password. This action is particularly used for forgot password use case.

URL: Syntax: Base URL + "/reset_password"; Example: https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/123456/[siteName]/reset_password

Parameters

password: new password of the user
password2: new password of the user for confirmation

Manage Objects

Used to add/update/delete a record in a Custom Object.

URL: Syntax: Base URL + "/service"; Example: https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/123456/[siteName]/service

Parameters

action: action is one of add/update/delete for a custom object.
object: Name/Id of the object user wants to take action upon.
[fieldName]: Any field that is part of the object. Field list is same as that is being used for Java APIs. Please refer to the Java API documentation on how to retrieve the field names. For update and delete operation, id is the required attribute.

Download File

Used for downloading a file for an id. It can download any document that is uploaded in the Documents tag.

URL: Syntax: Base URL + "/download_file"; Example: https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/123456/[siteName]/download_file

Parameters

id: id of the file that is to be downloaded; Learn more: Tags

Logout from the Site

Used for logging out from the Site.

URL: Syntax: Base URL + "/logout"; Example: https://{yourDomain}/networking/sites/123456/[siteName]/logout

Parameters

None: Learn more: Tags

Tags

To make coding of Pages easier, the AgileApps Cloud platform provides a set of custom JSP tags. Similar to JSTL (Java Standard Tag Library), these tags make development of pages easier and make a clear separation between View, business logic (Controller) and Model of a use case. Learn more: MVC (Model-View-Controller). To successfully use these tags, include a taglib directive in any Page used to build the Site.

taglib Directive Syntax: <%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%>

Available Tag Types

HTML Tags: Used to map to different HTML elements. These can be used standalone or can be enclosed within DetailData and Form tags. These tags Handle the View Part.
Platform-specific Action Tags: Used to map to server-side actions, and handle the Business Logic/Controller Part. Learn more: Included Server-Side Actions
Platform-specific Data Tags: Used to retrieve data from the server. These tags handle the Model Part.
Miscellaneous tags: Utility Tags to provide Utility.

HTML Tags

About HTML Tags: All HTML form element tags e.g. Button Tag, Text tag etc. have some common attributes. These attributes apply to all HTML element tags, unless specified otherwise. All attribute names follow the CamelCase/Hungarian notation.

Common Attributes for HTML Tags

Common Attributes for all HTML form element tags
Tag	Type	Description
alt	String	alt attribute applicable to the element
accessKey	String	accessKey attribute applicable to the element
altKey	String	altKey attribute applicable to the element
disabled	Boolean	Disables the element. Accepts true/false as the input
id	String	id of the element
name	String	name of the element
onBlur	String	maps to the JavaScript onBlur event of the element
onChange	String	maps to the JavaScript onChange event of the element
onClick	String	maps to the JavaScript onClick event of the element
onDblClick	String	maps to the JavaScript onDblClick event of the element
onFocus	String	maps to the JavaScript onFocus event of the element
onKeyDown	String	maps to the JavaScript onKeyDown event of the element
onKeyPress	String	maps to the JavaScript onKeyPress event of the element
onKeyUp	String	maps to the JavaScript onKeyUp event of the element
onMouseDown	String	maps to the JavaScript onMouseDown event of the element
onMouseMove	String	maps to the JavaScript onMouseMove event of the element
onMouseOut	String	maps to the JavaScript onMouseOut event of the element
onMouseOver	String	maps to the JavaScript onMouseOver event of the element
onMouseUp	String	maps to the JavaScript onMouseUp event of the element
readOnly	Boolean	Make the element read only
style	String	maps to the style attribute of the element
styleClass	String	maps to the class attribute of the element
tabIndex	String	maps to the tabIndex attribute of the element
title	String	maps to the title attribute of the element
value	String	maps to the value attribute of the element

Available HTML Tags

HTML Tag	Description	Syntax
Base Tag	Renders the HTML BASE tag with HREF pointing to the Base URL	`<lj:base />`
Button Tag	Used to render the input submit element or the HTML button element	`<lj:button submit="true" name="Find Jobs" id="Find Jobs" value="Find Jobs" />`
CheckBox Tag	Used to render the HTML Checkbox element	`How many siblings do you have?` `1<lj:checkbox name="siblings" id="siblings" value="1" source="1,2,3" checked="${siblings}"/>` `2<lj:checkbox name="siblings" id="siblings" value="2" source="1,2,3" checked="${siblings}"/>` `3<lj:checkbox name="siblings" id="siblings" value="3" source="1,2,3" checked="${siblings}"/>`
Form Tag	Used to render the HTML form element	`<lj:form object="jobApplication"` `onSuccess="pages/jbPost.jsp?id=${param.id}&search=${param.search}"` `onError="pages/jbPost.jsp?id=${param.id}&search=${param.search}" />`
Hidden Tag	Used to render the HTML input type hidden element	`<lj:hidden name="jobPost" value="${param.id}" />`
Include Tag	Used to include a Page	`<lj:include file="${_page}" />` in a Site template `<lj:include file="pages/{pagename}" />` in other pages (where pagename includes ".jsp")
Option Tag	Used to render the HTML option element, and should be used with the Select Tag as the parent tag	`<lj:select name="state" id="state">` `<lj:option value="AL" source="${state}" displayValue="AL" />` `<lj:option value="AK" source="${state}" displayValue="AK" />` `...` `...` `</lj:select>`
Password Tag	Used to render the HTML input type password element	`<lj:password name="password" id="password" />`
Radio Tag	Used to render the HTML input type radio element	`Yes <lj:radio name="isAvailable" id="isAvailable" value="yes" source="yes,no" checked="${isAvailable}"/>` `No <lj:radio name="isAvailable" id="isAvailable" value="no" source="yes,no" checked="${isAvailable}"/>`
Select Tag	Used to render the HTML select element, and should be used with the Option Tag	`<lj:select name="state" id="state">` `<lj:option value="AL" source="${state}" displayValue="AL" />` `<lj:option value="AK" source="${state}" displayValue="AK" />` `...` `...` `</lj:select>`
TextArea Tag	Used to render the HTML text area element	`<lj:textArea name="resume" id="resume" cols="45" rows="15" value="${resume}"/>`
TextField Tag	Used to render the HTML input type text element	`<lj:text name="city" id="city" size="15" value="${city}"/>`
File Tag	Used to render the HTML file input element	`<lj:file name="attachment" id="attachment" size="15" value="${attachment}"/>`

Base Tag

Used to render the HTML Base element. It prints out user's web address as specified in the field "Your Web Address" property on Site Management Screen.

Attributes: None

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:base /> </syntaxhighlight>

The above code snippet will render the HTML BASE tag with HREF pointing to the User Web Address of the Site.

Button Tag

Used to render the input submit element or the HTML button element.

Attributes: In addition to Common Attributes for HTML Tags, the following attributes are available:

Tag	Type	Description
submit	Boolean	true value renders <input type="submit"> element, otherwise it renders an HTML <button> element

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:button submit="true" name="Find Jobs" id="Find Jobs" value="Find Jobs" /> </syntaxhighlight>

This will render an HTML <input type="submit"> element.

CheckBox Tag

Used to render the HTML checkbox element

Attributes: In addition to Common Attributes for HTML Tags, the following attributes are available:

Tag	Type	Description
checked	Boolean	true value renders marks the checkbox as checked, otherwise it is not marked.
source	String	a comma separated string of all possible values.

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> How many siblings do you have?
1<lj:checkbox name="siblings" id="siblings" value="1" source="1,2,3" checked="${siblings}"/> 2<lj:checkbox name="siblings" id="siblings" value="2" source="1,2,3" checked="${siblings}"/> 3<lj:checkbox name="siblings" id="siblings" value="3" source="1,2,3" checked="${siblings}"/> </syntaxhighlight>

Note the use of JSP's Expressions Language syntax ${siblings}

Form Tag

Used to render the HTML form element.

Attributes: In addition to Common Attributes for HTML Tags, the following attributes are available:

Tag	Type	Description
action	String	One of add/update/delete
controller	String	Specifies which controller will handle this form. If the value is "Platform", Platform will handle the action, otherwise it will assume that it is a user written controller class and forward the request to the controller class
object	String	Object name or id to take the action on
onSuccess	String	A URL or a relative URL to go to on success of the operation.
onError	String	A URL or a relative URL to go to on error of the operation.
method	String	Maps to the method attribute of HTML form element.
name	String	maps to HTML form element name attribute
preController	String	Name of the class whose method is executed before the controller is executed
preControllerMethod	String	Method of the class identified by preController, that is executed before the controller is executed. Useful in validations or some pre actions when controller is Platform.
prefill	Boolean	Specifies whether the values should be prefilled for the form elements within this form. Prefill logic first looks at the HttpServletRequest.getParameter("form element"), if the value is present it will render it from there, otherwise it will take it from the value attribute of the form element. This is typically useful in case an error happens and you want to show user entered input.

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:form object="jobApplication" onSuccess="pages/jbPost.jsp?id=${param.id}&search=${param.search}" onError="pages/jbPost.jsp?id=${param.id}&search=${param.search}"

       action="add" controller="com.platform.{namespace}.{package}.JobApplicationController" 
       prefill="true" method="POST">

<td ${empty __response ? "" : (__response.code < 0 ? "style=\"color:red\"" : "")} colspan="2"> ${empty __response ? "" : __response.message} ... ...

<lj:text name="city" id="city" size="15" value="${city}"/> <label> <lj:select name="state" id="state"> <lj:option value="AL" source="${state}" displayValue="AL" /> <lj:option value="AK" source="${state}" displayValue="AK" /> <lj:option value="AS" source="${state}" displayValue="AS" /> <lj:option value="AZ" source="${state}" displayValue="AZ" /> <lj:option value="AR" source="${state}" displayValue="AR" /> <lj:option value="CA" source="${state}" displayValue="CA" /> <lj:option value="CO" source="${state}" displayValue="CO" /> <lj:option value="CT" source="${state}" displayValue="CT" /> </lj:select>

   </label>

</lj:form> </syntaxhighlight>

Hidden Tag

Used to render the HTML input type hidden element

Attributes: Common Attributes for HTML Tags are available

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:hidden name="jobPost" value="${param.id}" /> </syntaxhighlight>

Include Tag

This tag has two uses:

It is used in a Site Template (a wrapper page) to indicate where to include the content of the page being visited.
It is used to include another JSP page stored on the platform. In that case, it can help to organize your pages. For example, common libraries can be declared on a single page--say, common.jsp. If that page is included everywhere, a new library can be added to every page simply by declaring in the common page.

Attributes

Phone Number	<lj:text name="phoneNumber" id="phoneNumber" size="15" value="${phoneNumber}"/>
City, State, ZIP
Please paste text resume here	<label><lj:textArea name="resume" id="resume" cols="45" rows="15" value="${resume}"/></label>
<lj:button submit="true" name="Submit Resume" id="Submit Resume" value="Submit Resume" />	<lj:button submit="false" name="Cancel" id="Cancel" value="Cancel" onClick="showHide(document.getElementById('application'));return false;"/>

Tag	Type	Description
file	String	Specifies the content to include: `${_page}` in a Site Template `pages/{pageName}` in other pages, where pagename includes ".jsp"

Examples

Usage in a Site Template

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:include file="${_page}" /> </syntaxhighlight>

${_page} is dynamically replaced by the content of the page that is being visited.

Usage in other pages

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:include file="pages/jbSearch.jsp" /> </syntaxhighlight>

jbSearch.jsp is now included in the page.

Option Tag

Used to render the HTML option element. Should be used with the SelectTag as the parent tag.

Attributes: In addition to Common Attributes for HTML Tags, the following attributes are available:

Tag	Type	Description
displayValue	String	Value to be displayed for this option.
selected	Boolean	Specifies whether this option should be marked selected.
source	Boolean	a comma separated string of all possible values.

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:select name="state" id="state"> <lj:option value="AL" source="${state}" displayValue="AL" /> <lj:option value="AK" source="${state}" displayValue="AK" /> <lj:option value="AS" source="${state}" displayValue="AS" /> <lj:option value="AZ" source="${state}" displayValue="AZ" /> <lj:option value="AR" source="${state}" displayValue="AR" /> <lj:option value="CA" source="${state}" displayValue="CA" /> <lj:option value="CO" source="${state}" displayValue="CO" /> <lj:option value="CT" source="${state}" displayValue="CT" /> ... ... </lj:select> </syntaxhighlight>

Password Tag

Used to render the HTML input type password element.

Attributes: In addition to Common Attributes for HTML Tags, the following attributes are available:

Tag	Type	Description
size	Integer	Size of the password element. Maps to the size attribute of HTML password element
maxLength	Integer	maxLength of the password element. Maps to the maxLength attribute of HTML password element

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%>

Password <lj:password name="password" id="password" /> </syntaxhighlight>

Radio Tag

Used to render the HTML input type radio element.

Attributes: In addition to Common Attributes for HTML Tags, the following attributes are available:

Tag	Type	Description
checked	Boolean	Specifies whether this radio button is checked or not
source	String	A comma separated list of all possible values for this radio button group

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> Yes <lj:radio name="isAvailable" id="isAvailable" value="yes" source="yes,no" checked="${isAvailable}"/> No <lj:radio name="isAvailable" id="isAvailable" value="no" source="yes,no" checked="${isAvailable}"/> </syntaxhighlight>

Select Tag

Used to render the HTML select element. Should be used with the OptionTag

Attributes: In addition to Common Attributes for HTML Tags, the following attributes are available:

Tag	Type	Description
size	String	Size of this select element. Default is 1, which signifies a drop down. Otherwise a list is rendered.
multiple	Boolean	Specifies whether this select element can have multiple selections at a time.

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:select name="state" id="state"> <lj:option value="AL" source="${state}" displayValue="AL" /> <lj:option value="AK" source="${state}" displayValue="AK" /> <lj:option value="AS" source="${state}" displayValue="AS" /> <lj:option value="AZ" source="${state}" displayValue="AZ" /> <lj:option value="AR" source="${state}" displayValue="AR" /> <lj:option value="CA" source="${state}" displayValue="CA" /> <lj:option value="CO" source="${state}" displayValue="CO" /> <lj:option value="CT" source="${state}" displayValue="CT" /> ... ... </lj:select> </syntaxhighlight>

TextArea Tag

Used to render the HTML textarea element

Attributes: In addition to Common Attributes for HTML Tags, the following attributes are available:

Tag	Type	Description
rows	String	row size of the HTML TextArea Element
cols	String	cols size of the HTML TextArea Element

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:textArea name="resume" id="resume" cols="45" rows="15" value="${resume}"/> </syntaxhighlight>

TextField Tag

Used to render the HTML input type text element

Attributes: In addition to Common Attributes for HTML Tags, the following attributes are available:

Tag	Type	Description
size	Integer	Size of the text element. Maps to the size attribute of HTML text element
maxLength	Integer	maxLength of the text element. Maps to the maxLength attribute of HTML text element

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:text name="city" id="city" size="15" value="${city}"/> </syntaxhighlight>

File Tag

Used to render the HTML file input element. Note that the form's "encType" attribute should be "multipart/form-data" for proper handling of the file element.

Attributes: In addition to Common Attributes for HTML Tags, the following attributes are available:

Tag	Type	Description
accept	String	Maps to the accept attribute of HTML input file element.
size	Integer	Maps to the size attribute of HTML input file element.

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:file name="attachment" id="attachment" size="15" value="${attachment}"/> </syntaxhighlight>

Action Tags

These tags directly map to various platform actions specified in the Actions section. These action tags render an HTML form element.

Common Attributes for Action Tags

All the action tags have some common attributes.

Common Attributes for Action Tags
Attribute	Type	Description
onError	String	Complete or partial relative URL to execute on error of the operation
onSuccess	String	Complete or partial relative URL to execute on success of the operation
method	String	maps to the HTML form element's method attribute
name	String	Name of the HTML form element which is rendered as a result of this tag
preController	String	Name of the class whose method is executed before the controller is executed
preControllerMethod	String	Method of the class identified by preController, that is executed before the controller is executed. Useful in validations or some pre actions when controller is Platform.
prefill	Boolean	Specifies whether the values should be prefilled for the form elements within this form. Prefill logic first looks at the `HttpServletRequest.getParameter("form element")`, if the value is present it will render it from there, otherwise it will take it from the value attribute of the form element. This is specifically used for error handling.

Login and Registration Tags

Login tags and Registration tags have slightly different behavior:

Registration tags - Allow the site user to register and login using a remote ID, like Facebook. When site users are already registered, they are automatically logged in. With this option, anyone can become a site user, and the only information available to the Site are the details captured in the remote registration process (at Facebook, for example).

Login Tags - Allow the user to login using a remote ID, but require them to have registered with the site to do so. You can use that registration process to a) capture additional information from the user and/or, b) restrict access in some way (for example, to restrict access to an otherwise-public company payroll site).

Typically, you will choose to use either registration tags or login tags. But whichever style you choose, you will typically provide site users with multiple options so they can choose how they want to log in.

Note:
For Login tags to work, the user ID at the site must be identical to the remote user ID. One way to do that is simply to require the user to enter their ID, and trust that it will match. (Typically, it will, since a user's email address is the most common form of ID. Another, more "bulletproof" mechanism is to check to see if users are registered when they login. If they aren't, send them to the registration page with the user ID pre-filled. That mechanism is more complex, but doesn't depend on users' typing ability or memory.

Action Tag	Description	Syntax
Facebook Registration Tag	Let a site user register and login using their Facebook ID	`<lj:facebookregister onError="pages/home.jsp" onSuccess="pages/ticketList.jsp?fieldList=..." />`
Facebook Login Tag	Let a site user login using their Facebook ID, but require site registration	`<lj:facebooklogin onError="pages/home.jsp" onSuccess="pages/ticketList.jsp?fieldList=..." />`
Login Tag	Renders an HTML form element whose action attribute is assigned to the Login action	`<lj:login name="loginForm" onError="pages/login.jsp" onSuccess="pages/home.jsp" method="POST" id="loginForm">`
Logout Tag	Renders a URL which points to the Logout action	`<a href="<lj:logout />">Logout</a>`
Register Tag	Renders an HTML form element whose action attribute is assigned to the Register User action	`<lj:register name="" onError="pages/register.jsp" onSuccess="pages/home.jsp" prefill="true" method="POST">`

Note for Self-Hosted Installations of the Platform

In a self hosted installation of the Platform, additional setup is required to support registration and authentication using Facebook. The Administrator needs to set up a Facebook Application and configure details about the application in the platform.

To set up a Facebook Application:

Go to https://developers.facebook.com and create a new Application.
Modify the Application to set the App Domain to point to your domain.
Specify the Site URL in "Website with Facebook Login", so it points to your Domain URL
Note the App ID and the App Secret

To configure the platform:

Update the Facebook App ID and the App Secret in the Platform using SQL:

UPDATE relationals.NETWORK_GLOBAL_PROPERTIES

SET facebook_app_id = 'facebook App ID' , facebook_app_secret='App Secret';

Facebook Registration Tag

Generates a button that allows a site user to register and login using their Facebook ID. Users who are already registered with the Site are simply logged in.

Example

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%>

<a href="<lj:facebookregister onError="pages/home.jsp"  
   onSuccess="pages/ticketList.jsp?fieldList=number,type,subject&sortBy=number&sortOrder=desc&page=0&pageSize=25" />" 
> Login using Facebook</a>

Facebook Login Tag

Generates a button that allows a site user to login using their Facebook ID, but only if they are a registered site user.

Requirement

The Site user's username must be the same as their Facebook Email address.

Example

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%>

<a href="<lj:facebooklogin onError="pages/home.jsp" 
  onSuccess="pages/ticketList.jsp?fieldList=number,type,subject&sortBy=number&sortOrder=desc&page=0&pageSize=25" />" 
> Login using Facebook</a>

Login Tag

Renders an HTML form element whose action attribute is assigned to "login" action.

User is expected to supply all the form elements that are expected for this action. Refer to login action.

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:login name="loginForm" onError="pages/login.jsp" onSuccess="pages/home.jsp" method="POST" id="loginForm">

<td class="side-link" ${empty __response ? "" : (__response.code < 0 ? "style=\"color:red\"" : "")} colspan="2"> ${empty __response ? "" : __response.message}

Username	<lj:text name="login" id="login" />
Password	<lj:password name="password" id="password" />
<lj:button submit="true" name="submit" id="submit" value="Submit" />	<input type="button" name="cancel" value="Cancel" onClick="window.location='<lj:url resource="pages/home.jsp" />';" />
<a href="<lj:url resource="pages/forgot.jsp" />"> Forgot Your Password</a>

</lj:login> </syntaxhighlight>

Logout Tag

Renders a URL which points to the logout action.

User is expected to supply all the form elements that are expected for this action. Refer to logout action.

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <a href="<lj:logout />">Logout</a> </syntaxhighlight>

Register Tag

Renders an HTML form element whose action attribute is assigned to "register" action.

User is expected to supply all the form elements that are expected for this action. Refer to register action.

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:register name="" onError="pages/register.jsp" onSuccess="pages/home.jsp" prefill="true" method="POST">

<td class="side-link" ${empty __response ? "" : (__response.code < 0 ? "style=\"color:red\"" : "")} colspan="2"> ${empty __response ? "" : __response.message}

First Name	<lj:text name="first_name" value="${first_name}"/>
Last Name	<lj:text name="last_name" value="${last_name}"/>
Email	<lj:text name="email" value="${email}"/>
User Name	<lj:text name="username" value="${username}"/>
Password	<lj:password name="password"/>
Confirm Password	<lj:password name="password2"/>
Security Question	<lj:text name="custom_security_question" value="${custom_security_question}"/>
Security Answer	<lj:text name="security_answer" value="${security_answer}"/>
<lj:button submit="true" name="submit" value="Register"/>	<input type="submit" name="button2" id="button2" value="Cancel" onclick="window.location='<lj:url resource="pages/home.jsp"/>'; return false;"/>

</lj:register> </syntaxhighlight>

Other Action Tags

Action Tag	Description	Syntax
Change Password Tag	Renders an HTML form element whose action attribute is assigned to Change Password action	`<lj:changePassword name="" onError="pages/changePassword.jsp" onSuccess="pages/home.jsp">`
Reset Password Tag	Renders an HTML form element whose action attribute is assigned to Reset Password action	`<lj:resetPassword name="" onError="pages/resetPassword.jsp" onSuccess="pages/home.jsp">`
Update Profile Tag	Renders an HTML form element whose action attribute is assigned to Update Profile action	`<lj:updateProfile name="" onError="pages/updateProfile.jsp" onSuccess="pages/home.jsp" prefill="true">`
Validate Security Question Tag	Renders an HTML form element whose action attribute is assigned to the Validate the Security Question action.	`<lj:validateSecurityQuestion name="" onError="pages/secQuestion.jsp" onSuccess="pages/resetPassword.jsp" prefill="true">`

Change Password Tag

Renders an HTML form element whose action attribute is assigned to "change_password" action.

User is expected to supply all the form elements that are expected for this action. Refer to changePassword action.

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:changePassword name="" onError="pages/changePassword.jsp" onSuccess="pages/home.jsp">

<td class="side-link" ${empty __response ? "" : (__response.code < 0 ? "style=\"color:red\"" : "")} colspan="2"> ${empty __response ? "" : __response.message}

Old Password	<lj:password name="old_password" value=""/>
New Password	<lj:password name="password" />
Confirm Password	<lj:password name="password2" />
<lj:button submit="true" name="submit" value="Change"/>	<input type="button" name="button2" id="button2" value="Cancel" onclick="window.location='<lj:url resource="pages/home.jsp"/>'; return false;"/>

</lj:changePassword> </syntaxhighlight>

Reset Password Tag

Renders an HTML form element whose action attribute is assigned to "reset_password" action.

User is expected to supply all the form elements that are expected for this action. Refer to Reset Password action.

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%>

<lj:resetPassword name="" onError="pages/resetPassword.jsp" onSuccess="pages/home.jsp">

<td class="side-link" ${empty __response ? "" : (__response.code < 0 ? "style=\"color:red\"" : "")} colspan="2"> ${empty __response ? "" : __response.message}

New Password	<lj:password name="password" />
New Password Again	<lj:password name="password2" />
<lj:button submit="true" name="submit" value="Reset" />	<input type="button" name="button2" id="button2" value="Cancel" onclick="window.location='<lj:url resource="pages/login.jsp"/>'; return false;"/>

</lj:resetPassword> </syntaxhighlight>

Update Profile Tag

Renders an HTML form element whose action attribute is assigned to "update_profile" action.

User is expected to supply all the form elements that are expected for this action. Refer to Update Profile action.

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:updateProfile name="" onError="pages/updateProfile.jsp" onSuccess="pages/home.jsp" prefill="true">

<lj:detailData object="USER_PROFILE" controller="Platform" recordVariable="profile"> <td class="side-link" ${empty __response ? "" : (__response.code < 0 ? "style=\"color:red\"" : "")} colspan="2"> ${empty __response ? "" : __response.message} </lj:detailData>

First Name	<lj:text name="first_name" value="${profile.parameters.first_name}" />
Last Name	<lj:text name="last_name" value="${profile.parameters.last_name}" />
Email	<lj:text name="email" value="${profile.parameters.email}" />
Street	<lj:text name="street" value="${profile.parameters.street}" />
City	<lj:text name="city" value="${profile.parameters.city}" />
State	<lj:text name="state" value="${profile.parameters.state}" />
Zip	<lj:text name="zip" value="${profile.parameters.zip}" />
Country	<lj:text name="country" value="${profile.parameters.country}" />
Company	<lj:text name="company" value="${profile.parameters.company}" />
Title	<lj:text name="title" value="${profile.parameters.title}" />
Division	<lj:text name="division" value="${profile.parameters.division}" />
Phone	<lj:text name="phone" value="${profile.parameters.phone}" />
Fax	<lj:text name="fax" value="${profile.parameters.fax}" />
Mobile	<lj:text name="mobile" value="${profile.parameters.mobile}" />
Security Question	<lj:text name="custom_security_question" value="${profile.parameters.custom_security_question}" />
Security Answer	<lj:text name="security_answer" value="${profile.parameters.security_answer}" />
<lj:button submit="true" name="submit" value="Update" />	<input type="submit" name="button2" id="button2" value="Cancel" onclick="window.location='<lj:url resource="pages/home.jsp"/>'; return false;"/>

</lj:updateProfile> </syntaxhighlight>

Validate Security Question Tag

Renders an HTML form element whose action attribute is assigned to "validate_security_question" action.

User is expected to supply all the form elements that are expected for this action. Refer to Validate Security Question action.

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:validateSecurityQuestion name="" onError="pages/secQuestion.jsp" onSuccess="pages/resetPassword.jsp" prefill="true">

<td colspan="2" ${empty __response ? "" : (__response.code < 0 ? "style=\"color:red\"" : "")} colspan="2"> ${empty __response ? "" : __response.message} <lj:detailData object="USER_PROFILE" controller="Platform" recordVariable="user" recordId="${param['username']}"> <td ${empty user ? "" : (user.code < 0 ? "style=\"color:red\"" : "")} colspan="2"> ${empty user ? "" : user.message} </lj:detailData>


Username	${user.parameters.username}<lj:hidden name="username" value="${user.parameters.username}"/>
Security Question	${user.parameters.custom_security_question} <lj:hidden name="custom_security_question" value="${user.parameters.custom_security_question}"/>
Security Answer	<lj:text name="security_answer" value="${security_answer}"/>
<lj:button submit="true" name="submit" value="Submit"/>	<input type="submit" name="button2" id="button2" value="Cancel" onclick="window.location='<lj:url resource="pages/login.jsp"/>'; return false;"/>

</lj:validateSecurityQuestion> </syntaxhighlight>

Data Tags

Platform specific Data Tags. These map to the Java APIs getRecord (for getting a single record by Id) and searchRecords (for getting a collection of records for a search criteria, with paging support) calls. These tags have some common attributes that are specified below.

Common attributes for data tags

Attribute	Type	Description
object	String	id or name of the user defined object
fieldList	String	A comma-separated list with the names of fields to retrieve.
controller	String	If value is "Platform", platform will retrieve the values in a data structure. Any other value will be treated as a user written controller class.
controllerMethod	String	The controller method to execute. (Required when using a custom controller.)
name	String	Name of the HTML form element which is rendered as a result of this tag.
onError	String	Relative URL to execute on error of the operation.
onSuccess	String	Relative URL to execute on success of the operation.
prefill	Boolean	Specifies whether the values should be prefilled for the form elements within this form. Prefill logic first looks at the HttpServletRequest.getParameter("form element"). If the value is present it will render it from there, otherwise it will take it from the value attribute of the form element. This is specifically used for error handling.
recordVariable	String	PageContext variable name. The result of the execution of controller (Platform/User Written) is returned as this PageContext variable. In case of Platform controller, the result object is always an instance of Result Class from Java API.
arg1 - arg10	String	10 Custom arguments that you can pass from the JSP to the controller. Especially useful when you are handling the data retrieval part using custom Controllers.

Considerations

The following reserved words cannot be used as the name of the recordVariable:

applicationScope 
cookie 
header 
headerValues 
initParam

pageContext 
pageScope 
param 
paramValues 
request

requestScope 
response 
servletContext 
session 
sessionScope

Learn more: Implicit Objects in JSP expressions.

Available Data Tags

Action Tag	Description	Syntax
Detail Data Tag	Retrieves a single record from the database for an object	`<lj:detailData controller="Platform" object="ticket" recordId="${empty param.id? \"-1\" : param.id}"`
List Data Tag	Retrieves a list of records from the database for an object	`<lj:listData object="jobPost" controller="JobController" controllerMethod="search" arg1="${param.search}"`

Detail Data Tag

Retrieves a single record from the database Can be used standalone, or with a form tag to pre-populate some fields.

Attribute	Type	Description
recordId	String	Id of the record being retrieved from the Platform.

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:form action="${empty param.action ? \"add\" : param.action}"

 controller="Platform" object="ticket" onSuccess="pages/ticketList.jsp" onError="pages/ticket.jsp" prefill="true" method="POST">

<lj:detailData controller="Platform" object="ticket" recordId="${empty param.id? \"-1\" : param.id}"

   recordVariable="ticket" fieldList="subject,description,type,status">

<td ${empty __response ? "" : (__response.code < 0 ? "style=\"color:red\"" : "")} colspan="2"> ${empty __response ? "" : __response.message} <input type="hidden" name="id" value="${empty param.id ? "-1" : param.id}" /> <lj:hidden name="status" id="status" value="${empty ticket.parameters.status ? \"ne\" : ticket.parameters.status}" />

Subject	<lj:text name="subject" id="subject" size="50" value="${ticket.parameters.subject}"/>
Description	<lj:textArea name="description" cols="50" rows="3" id="description" value="${ticket.parameters.description}"/>
Type	<lj:select name="type" id="Type"> <lj:option value="fr" source="${ticket.parameters.type}" displayValue="Feature Request" /> <lj:option value="ti" source="${ticket.parameters.type}" displayValue="Technical Issue" /> <lj:option value="tq" source="${ticket.parameters.type}" displayValue="Technical Question" /> <lj:option value="bi" source="${ticket.parameters.type}" displayValue="Billing Issue" /> <lj:option value="bq" source="${ticket.parameters.type}" displayValue="Billing Question" /> <lj:option value="ot" source="${ticket.parameters.type}" displayValue="Other" /> </lj:select>
${(empty param.action \|\| param.action == "view")? "" : "<input type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\" id=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" />" }	<input type="button" name="cancel" value="Cancel" onClick="window.location = '<lj:url resource="pages/ticketList.jsp"/>?fieldList=number,type,subject,status,date_modified,description&sortBy=number&sortOrder=desc&page=0&pageSize=25';" />

 </lj:detailData>

</lj:form> </syntaxhighlight>

List Data Tag

Retrieves a list of records from the database for a Platform object. This tag acts as a loop. It gives an implicit variable "loopIndex" which acts as the loop index/counter.

Attribute	Type	Description
filter	String	A filter to get records from the platform. Please see Filter Language.
page	Integer	Number of the page/offset required for paging of records. Default is 0 (which is the first page)
pageSize	Integer	Size of the page required for paging of records. Default is taken from ISV settings.
sortBy	String	Name of the field to sort the data first.
sortBy2	String	Name of the field to sort the data second.
sortOrder	String	Sort order for the sortBy field. Possible values are asc/desc
sortOrder2	String	Sort order for the sortBy2 field. Possible values are asc/desc

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:listData object="jobPost"

   controller="com.platform.{namespace}.{package}.{ControllerClass}" 
   controllerMethod="search" arg1="${param.search}" 
   recordVariable="jobPost" page="<%=pageNum%>" pageSize="<%=pageSize%>">

<a href='<lj:url resource="pages/jbPost.jsp"/>?id=${jobPost.record_id}&search=${param.search}'>${jobPost.jrNumber}</a> <a href='<lj:url resource="pages/jbPost.jsp"/>?id=${jobPost.record_id}&search=${param.search}'>${jobPost.title}</a> ${jobPost.location} ${jobPost.date_created} ${jobPost.description} </lj:listData> </syntaxhighlight>

Utility Tags

Message Tag

Retrieves custom label or message from Translation Workbench's Custom Label elements. User can specify up to 10 arguments. Attributes

Attribute	Type	Description
key	String	Key of the message/label from the Translation Workbench
arg1	String	First argument if needed for the key from Translation Workbench
arg2	String	Second argument if needed for the key from Translation Workbench
arg3	String	Third argument if needed for the key from Translation Workbench
arg4	String	Fourth argument if needed for the key from Translation Workbench
arg5	String	Fifth argument if needed for the key from Translation Workbench
arg6	String	Sixth argument if needed for the key from Translation Workbench
arg7	String	Seventh argument if needed for the key from Translation Workbench
arg8	String	Eighth argument if needed for the key from Translation Workbench
arg9	String	Ninth argument if needed for the key from Translation Workbench
arg10	String	Tenth argument if needed for the key from Translation Workbench

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<%@taglib prefix="lj" uri="/LJTagLib"%> <lj:message key="#user.login_attempts" arg1="${attempts}" /> </syntaxhighlight>

URL Tag

Forms a URL from the resource given. The URL points to the User given site address. If site address is not present, it points to the default Web Address.

Attribute	Type	Description
type	String	if type is blank or not populated, resource tag is assumed to be either pages or a controller link, otherwise if type="FILE", download_file action is rendered with id=[resource attribute value]
resource	String	if type is blank, it forms a URL by concatenating Base URL and the value of resource attribute. if type is "FILE", URL is formed by concatenating Base URL and string "download_file" for download_file action.

Examples

Used in an anchor <a> tag: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<a href="<lj:url resource="pages/jbSearchResults.jsp"/>?search=${param.search}">Back to List</a> </syntaxhighlight>

Used in a JavaScript event: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

Used for downloading a file. Note resource is pointing to a documentId.: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<a href="<lj:url type="FILE" resource="<%=documentId%>" />" target="_blank">More info</a> </syntaxhighlight>

Site API

Site API is a group of Java APIs related to Sites functionality. You can use these API's within a Page, Data Policy, or Class.

isUserLoggedIn: Determines whether a site user is logged in or not.

Method Signature: public static boolean isUserLoggedIn()

Returns: true if the user is logged in, false otherwise

Example: <syntaxhighlight lang="java" enclose="div">

<% if(!SiteAPI.isUserLoggedIn()) { %>

<a href="<lj:url resource="pages/login.jsp"/>">Login</a> <a href="<lj:url resource="pages/register.jsp"/>">Register</a>

<% } %> <% if(SiteAPI.isUserLoggedIn()) { %>

<a href="<lj:url resource="pages/ticketList.jsp"/>?fieldList=number,type,subject,status,date_modified,description&sortBy=number&sortOrder=desc&page=0&pageSize=25">List of Tickets</a> | <a href="<lj:url resource="pages/ticket.jsp"/>?action=add">Add New Ticket</a> | <a href="<lj:url resource="pages/ticketList.jsp"/>?fieldList=number,type,subject,status,date_modified,description&sortBy=number&sortOrder=desc&page=0&pageSize=25&filter=status not equal to 'cl'">Hide Closed Tickets</a> | <a href="<lj:url resource="pages/updateProfile.jsp"/>">Update My Profile</a> | <a href="<lj:url resource="pages/changePassword.jsp"/>">Change Password</a> | <a href="<lj:logout />">Logout</a>

<% } %> </syntaxhighlight>

isUserValid: Determines whether a username is valid or not. Common use case is forgot password, where you need to validate if user entered username is valid or not.

Method Signature: public static boolean isUserValid(String username)

Returns: true if the username is valid, false otherwise.

Example

import com.platform.api.*;

public class ValidateUser implements Controller {

 public ControllerResponse execute(HashMap params) throws Exception
 {
   String username = (String) params.get("username");
   ControllerResponse cr = new ControllerResponse();
   if(username == null || username.equals(""))
   {
     Result res = new Result(-1, "", 
        "Username is blank. Please enter a non-blank value for Username");
     cr.setData(res);
     cr.setTargetPage("forgot.jsp");
   }
   else if(!SiteAPI.isUserValid(username))
   {
     Result res = new Result(-1, "", "Invalid username " + username);
     cr.setData(res);
     cr.setTargetPage("forgot.jsp");
   }
   else
   {
     Result res = new Result(0, "", "Valid User");
     cr.setTargetPage("secQuestion.jsp?username=" + username);
   }    
   return cr;
 }

} </syntaxhighlight>

[[Category:Template:Features]]

@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
 :;Interactive business applications: Use {{enterprisebrand}} Dynamic Sites to create interactive web applications where users can interact with complex business processes. For example, you may create a job posting and resume submission application or create an application for mobile updates to {{enterprisebrand}} data.
 :;Community and social networking: {{enterprisebrand}} Dynamic Sites can be used to design websites that engage a community of users to submit and vote on ideas, exchange information, or securely collaborate on projects.
+===Login Options===
+Users can always create a new username and password. But by including the appropriate tags, the site can also allow users to login:
+:* Using a Facebook ID ([[]])
+:* Using a Google ID ([[]])
+:* Using their Gmail account ([[]])
 ===Sample Sites===