Configure and Launch External URLs

Warehouse users often need fast access to partner or supplier portals (documentation, supplier systems, reference sites) while working in WMS. This enhancement enables administrators to configure predefined external websites and launch them directly from the WMS menu to improve efficiency and streamline day-to-day workflows.

New Module (Redwood Only)

We’ve added a new WMS module, External Site, with a new screen parameter external_url.

Configurable URL per Screen

You can configure each external site entry via the external_url screen parameter. The URLs will open in a new browser tab, independent of WMS. No authentication, tokens, or WMS context are passed to the destination site.

Access Control

You can grant access to configure external URLs using the “access external sites” permission. This permission is granted by default to ADMIN. EMPLOYEE roles must be explicitly granted this permission.

If a user does not have the permission, the external URL will not open.

Menu and Device/Client Rules

You can’t create menus with screen type EXTERNAL-URL. Saving this kind of menu will display the error message: “Menu with this screen type is not allowed.”

External site screens created using the External site module can be placed in UI-HTML menus, to be accessed from the Redwood Desktop UI.

Steps to enable and configure

1. You can configure each external site entry via the external_url screen parameter. The URLs will open in a new browser tab, independent of WMS. No authentication, tokens, or WMS context are passed to the destination site.
2. You can grant access to configure external URLs using the “access external sites” permission. This permission is granted by default to ADMIN. EMPLOYEE roles must be explicitly granted this permission.