Call external website from ESS

[Former Member]

Hi,

I need to call a external website from ess example we want a link to ceredian benefits web page from ess erp2004.

i have done the following

Logon To Portal

• Goto Content Admin --> Portal Content --> Create a Folder

• Under Ur Folder RightClick --> Create --> Iview --> Iview Template -->

Select the Iview type as "url Iview" --> Give Iview Name,Iview Id --> Next --> Enter the url --> next Check Open editor --> finish

• Click Preview button

Now i need to add this iview to the main ESS overview page...DO i need to create configure services/resources in the backend ???

Can anyone pls tell me the steps to complete this activity.

Thanks in Advance

Satish

[Former Member]

Hi

You can go ahead and create a URL iview if ur URL doesnt require Single Sign On.If it needs SSO u should go for the configurations.

[Former Member]

We dont need SSO for the external website. I have created a URL iview succesufully it works...Now i need to make the link available in the ESS overview page. so that when the ESS user logs in he can see the link/service on the overview page along with other standard ones.

How to make this URL iview into a service and assign it to ESS Overview page????

Thanks Guys,

Satish

[lakshmi_narayana2]

Satish

Following steps might solve your problem

1. Create a HTML file with URL of the website you want ot launch.

2. In the Implementation Guide under Homepage Framework, create a new Resource that points to the HTML document that is to be displayed.

3. In the Implementation Guide under Homepage Framework, select Define Areas and open the area Overview for Editing and add the Resource just defined in the Area Description(External) and give the height of the External Description Frame

Thanks

Lakshmi

[Former Member]

hi satish.....

does this external iView need authentication??

if yes then u have to configure user mapping for the users.....

i think u have to use Application Integrator.....

chk this blog for it.....

<a href="https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/2713">App Integrator</a>

Hope this helps...

Regards,

Sudheer