The Generate Functions

There are many different types of content on the portal, such as components, iScripts, homepages, and so on. Sometimes you want to access this content directly, through the URL that points to this content. To do this, PeopleSoft provides several Generate functions that generate the URL for the specified content.

The Generate functions can be categorized as:

Content type.
Absolute or relative URL.
Portal service or content servlet (psp or psc).

The following is a list of the functions, plus a description of what to use them for. More information about a function is found under that function's description in the section PeopleCode Built-in Functions.

Function Name	Content Type	Absolute or Relative URL	Portal service or content servlet
GenerateActGuideContentUrl	Activity Guide	Absolute	psc
GenerateActGuidePortalUrl	Activity Guide	Absolute	psp
GenerateActGuideRelativeUrl	Activity Guide	Relative	NA
GenerateComponentContentURL	Component	Absolute	psc
GenerateComponentContentRelURL	Component	Relative	psc
GenerateComponentPortalURL	Component	Absolute	psp
GenerateComponentPortalRelURL	Component	Relative	NA
GenerateComponentRelativeURL	Component	Relative	NA
GenerateExternalPortalURL	External	Absolute	psp
GenerateExternalRelativeURL	External	Relative	NA
GenerateHomepagePortalURL	Homepage	Absolute	psp
GenerateHomepageRelativeURL	Homepage	Relative	NA
GenerateQueryContentURL	WQuery	Absolute	psc
GenerateQueryPortalURL	Query	Absolute	psp
GenerateQueryRelativeURL	Query	Relative	NA
GenerateScriptContentURL	IScript	Absolute	psc
GenerateScriptContentRelURL	IScript	Relative	psc
GenerateScriptPortalURL	Iscript	Absolute	psp
GenerateScriptPortalRelURL	IScript	Relative	psp
GenerateScriptRelativeURL	IScript	Relative	NA
GenerateWorklistPortalURL	Worklist	Absolute	psp
GenerateWorklistRelativeURL	Worklist	Relative	NA