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==Display a Platform Element in a SalesForce Tab==
==Display a Platform Element in a SalesForce Tab==
Platform elements all have [[Short URL]]s. Those URLs can be accessed using the figure-8 icon at the top of the page. They can then be displayed within a SalesForce tab.
Platform elements all have [[Short URL]]s. Those URLs, accessed using the "figure-8" icon [[File:CopyShortURL.png]] at the top of the page, can then be displayed within a SalesForce tab.  
 
Some elements you might want to display include:
:* Dashboards
:* Reports
:* Custom Pages
 
;Requirements:
:*
 
;Setup:
:* Go to the platform element you want to display, and copy its [[Short URL]]
:* Go to [[Company Information]] and copy your Tenant ID
 
'''To add a platform element to a SalesForce tab:'''
# In SalesForce, go to '''Setup'''
# Open the '''Create''' section, and got to "Tabs".
# In the Web Tab section of that page, add or edit a tab.
# Go to the last part of that process (Step 3), where you specify a URL.
# Copy the following URL:
#:<tt>{{platformURL}}/federatedLogin?sessionid={!API.Session_ID}&serverurl={!API.Partner_Server_URL_240}&cid=</tt>__''Your Tenant ID''__<tt>&done=</tt>__''URL of Platform Page to Display''__
# Substitute the values you obtained in the Setup steps (tenant ID and the URL of the page you want to display) for __''Your Tenant ID''__ and __''URL of Platform Page to Display''__
 
;Example:
:<tt>{{platformURL}}/federatedLogin?sessionid={!API.Session_ID}&serverurl={!API.Partner_Server_URL_240}&cid=1234567&done={{platformURL}}/dashboard/c116c1c410e94ad581849a4af4983de6</tt>
 
;Note:
:<tt>{!API.Session_ID}</tt> and <tt>!API.Partner_Server_URL_240</tt> are SalesForce variables. Values are substituted for them when SalesForce executes the URL

Revision as of 20:39, 30 March 2012

Display a Platform Element in a SalesForce Tab

Platform elements all have Short URLs. Those URLs, accessed using the "figure-8" icon CopyShortURL.png at the top of the page, can then be displayed within a SalesForce tab.

Some elements you might want to display include:

  • Dashboards
  • Reports
  • Custom Pages
Requirements
Setup

To add a platform element to a SalesForce tab:

  1. In SalesForce, go to Setup
  2. Open the Create section, and got to "Tabs".
  3. In the Web Tab section of that page, add or edit a tab.
  4. Go to the last part of that process (Step 3), where you specify a URL.
  5. Copy the following URL:
    https://na.longjump.com/networking/federatedLogin?sessionid={!API.Session_ID}&serverurl={!API.Partner_Server_URL_240}&cid=__Your Tenant ID__&done=__URL of Platform Page to Display__
  6. Substitute the values you obtained in the Setup steps (tenant ID and the URL of the page you want to display) for __Your Tenant ID__ and __URL of Platform Page to Display__
Example
https://na.longjump.com/networking/federatedLogin?sessionid={!API.Session_ID}&serverurl={!API.Partner_Server_URL_240}&cid=1234567&done=https://na.longjump.com/networking/dashboard/c116c1c410e94ad581849a4af4983de6
Note
{!API.Session_ID} and !API.Partner_Server_URL_240 are SalesForce variables. Values are substituted for them when SalesForce executes the URL