Register a menu service
Eloqua's menus service is all about context. With menus, you can build an App that enables a marketer to launch an externally-hosted application from within Eloqua via a menu dock. This menu dock floats on the right side of the screen in the Eloqua's campaign canvas or the asset editor screens. When a marketer clicks on your menu app, Eloqua calls out to your service on the specified endpoint URL, passing along information about the asset or area from which your App was launched.
When setting up a menu service, you will need to provide basic service details, as well as the Menu Extension Service Details.
Service Details
These fields are present for all services:
- Name: the name of the service
- Description: describes what the service does
- 32x32px Icon: the URL of the icon that Eloqua should display for your service. The URL must be
https://
Service settings
- Action URL: A templated URL that defines where users are redirected to when they select the menu item. For example, a new tab with an external page showing information on a Campaign.
- User Access: Select the assets/areas within Eloqua that your app will appear to the Marketer.
- Default View: Specify how your service will appear.
- Always visible: Display the menu service in two areas: within the selected area of the interface and within the editor for the asset.
Example: If this option is selected along with Campaign access, a user will see the menu service when they navigate to Orchestration > Campaigns, and when they open a campaign.
- Only visible for a selected asset: Display the menu service only for the selected assets under user access.
Example: If this option is selected along with Campaign access, a user will only see the menu service when they open a campaign.
- Always visible: Display the menu service in two areas: within the selected area of the interface and within the editor for the asset.
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Content Display Layout: Select a layout option for your content display.
- Drawer: Content will open within the AppCloud menu dock.
- Window: Content will open in a new window or tab.
When you are done configuring your service, click Save. A green alert message will appear at the top of the page indicating the service has been successfully saved.