Embedding external web pages

Dashboards can display content from other websites within dashlets. A website can react to filters as set by business users. You can also click and interact with an embedded web page.

Caution: 
Web Page dashlets are not approved for use with Infor Government Solutions (IGS).

You specify the URL of the website and optionally use dashboard filters as URL query parameters. You can:

  • Insert Web Pages
  • Enable Filter Parameters for Embedded Web Pages
  • Use Variables as Default Filter Values for Web Pages
Note: Use the Insert Web Page feature and pass parameters if you are embedding external content within Dashboards that does not require the use of JavaScript callback event handling, such as embedding a video. For more complex JavaScript, see HTML and JavaScript in dashboards.

Before you insert a web page in a dashboard, consider:

  • The URL must use HTTPS because Birst is hosted over HTTPS.
  • Some websites do not allow embedding. If you do not see the website in the preview, the site you are attempting to link to may not allow embedding.
  • The web page cannot be configured with the same-origin policy. This property prevents the web page from being embedded.
  • Think about how the size of the dashlet that holds the web page relates to other elements on the dashboard. The dashlet will automatically resize the web page down to the web page's minimum dimensions. If the minimum dimensions are larger than the dashlet, scroll bars will display.
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