To create a link that can open or view an object or properties
of an object that already exists within the portal, use the pt:standard.openerlink
tag.
You can use the
pt:standard.openerlink tag for a variety of purposes, including viewing the User Profile
for a user (requires User ID), viewing a community page (requires
Community ID), opening a Remote Server object to edit the base URL
(requires Remote Server ID), and clicking through to a document in
the Knowledge Directory (requires Document ID). The
pt:standard.openerlink tag is primarily controlled by three attributes:
| Attribute |
Value |
| pt:classid |
The portal object type. |
| pt:objectid |
The ID of the portal object referenced in the Class ID attribute
(for example, the User or Community ID). To access the object ID,
use the PRC. For details, see Querying ALI Objects Using IDK Remote APIs. |
| pt:mode |
The action of the link (open/edit, view and view metadata). |
For a full list of class IDs and associated modes, see
ALI Object Type Class IDs and Modes.
Note: When you
open an object in edit mode from a gatewayed page, clicking Finish
or Cancel will close the window, so you should always use a popup
window. When you open an object in edit mode from within a portal
page (My Page or Community Page), clicking Finish or Cancel will redirect
to the return URI within the same window, so using a popup window
might not be necessary. Always test your code in the portal to make
sure it functions as expected.
To open a link in a popup
window, you must add attributes to the link to control the popup window.
All attributes that are not in the PT namespace are passed through
to the transformed link. The following example opens a community page
in a separate window.
<pt:standard.openerlink xmlns:pt='http://www.plumtree.com/xmlschemas/ptui/' pt:objectid='1'
pt:classid='512' pt:mode='2' target='myWindow' onclick=window.top.open ('','myWindow','height=800,width=700,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no');>View my Community.</pt:standard.openerlink>
Any time a user's name is displayed on a page, it is a best
practice to display a clickable link to the user’s profile page. The
pt:standard.openerlink tag allows you to create links on
demand using the User ID. (As noted above, use the PRC to access the
object ID.) This example is not displayed in a popup window.
<pt:standard.openerlink xmlns:pt='http://www.plumtree.com/xmlschemas/ptui/' pt:objectid='" & _ userID & "'
pt:classid='1' pt:mode='2'>"& LocRM.GetString("userName") & _ "</pt:standard.openerlink>
