Tab content in a Web embed connector

System

Hi there,

One of my customers has asked me if is possible to include in a worksite web tab a Web embed conector in which you are showing the content of other worksite web tab, the reason for this is not having duplicate information in some portals.

I don't know if it is possible, and I'm sure of, there is a easier way to show the same information in two places without duplicating, it would be nice if I could reference to other tabs notes, etc.

I have tried to create an html with a call to innerTabsAction(id) in the onload of the body but I show the hole page.

Any idea?
Thanks in advance
Javi

dabird

This is possible with minimal customization. Remember, though, that any JavaScript changes you make will have to be ported when your customer upgrades WorkSite Web.

All you have to modify is the PageLayout object on the client-side to hide/show nav bar, tabs, sidebar. You will need to set a parameter to toggle hiding/showing so that you can preserve the original WorkSite behavior when rendering workspaces outside of your connector in the WorkSite portal view.

Here's what you need to do:

• Create a connector that references the specific tab. I have attached an HTML file for your reference. This file shows how to construct your URL only.
  
• Make sure to pass a query string parameter inside your connector that will let PageLayout know that you don't want to show outer navigation area. This is demonstrated in the URL in the attached HTML page.
  
• Inside PageLayout object (found in <wsw_install>/includes/tab.js), you need to check for the query string parameter that you created in step 2 above. Overwrite the writeOpen() and writeClose() methods with empty functions. In the code below look at the area designated by /* Begin customization */.

function PageLayout(canSearch, isTrustedLogin, logoAltText, userName, isCalendar) 
{
 var obj = new Object()
 obj.imageRoot = htmlString(getThemeRoot())
 obj.root = htmlString(virtualPath())
 obj.canSearch = canSearch
 obj.isTrustedLogin = isTrustedLogin 
 obj.logoAltText = logoAltText
 obj.userName = userName
 obj.isMainFrame = window.name == kMainFrameName
 obj.isCalendar = isCalendar


 /* Begin customization */
 //test for the special query string parameter you set in your connector
 //this will allow WSW to function normally on workspaces when not inside the connector
 var innerTab = getURLParam(location.search, "innerTabContents") == "1";
 obj.writeOpen = innerTab ? function(){} : PageLayout_writeOpen
 obj.writeClose = innerTab ? function(){} : PageLayout_writeClose
 /* End customization */

 obj.writeTopBar = PageLayout_writeTopBar
 obj.writeSidebar = PageLayout_writeSidebar
 obj.writeOpenContainerBar = PageLayout_writeOpenContainerBar
 obj.writeCloseContainerBar = PageLayout_writeCloseContainerBar

 obj.getQuickSearchForm = PageLayout_getQuickSearchForm
 obj.getOpenPageBar = PageLayout_getOpenPageBar
 obj.getClosePageBar = PageLayout_getClosePageBar
 obj.getInnerTabs = PageLayout_getInnerTabs
 obj.getNavPath = PageLayout_getNavPath
 obj.getToolBar = PageLayout_getToolBar

 obj.getSidebarVisibility = PageLayout_getSidebarVisibility
 obj.sidebarVisible = obj.getSidebarVisibility()

 return obj
}