Web Tabs

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About Web Tabs

Web tabs let you extend the platform by adding custom pages to your application that 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.

Web tabs can be based on any of these elements:

• URL - Create a web tab based on a web page URL; The full web page appears in the web tab
• Page - Create custom, personalized Pages
• Widget - Create pages (tabs) that contain collections of Widgets
• Database View - Create pages (tabs) 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 > Data > Web Tabs
2. Click the [New Web Tab] button and complete the following information:
   • Enter the Display Title
   • Select the Web Tab Type

   URL

   Enter the URL of a website you want to appear in the web tab; www.google.com for example

   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
   • Choose Role Based Access Permissions

   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]

Try it Out

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 > Data > 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 List of Available Template Fields to lookup variable names to use in the Web Tab
   • Change the Title
   • Select the Tab Type
   • Choose the Web Tab Height
   • Edit the Web URL as needed
   • Change the Role Based Access Permissions as needed
5. Click [Save]

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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