This article will show how to create a view with the Ops Portal HTML control.
Use the information provided by this view to design a good page layout for any data provided to others by posting or email.
The article provides guidance on how to:
For more details on the HTML control, click on the following link:
Creating an Ops Portal HTML View
Open the Operations Portal created earlier, go to the Operations Portal menu and click the plus button to add a new View.
Give the View a name and a meaningful description (description optional).
Click on the Save View button.
Select the Control type
Each Ops Portal view can be configured to use a specific control type. Select the HTML option.
Click on the Control field.
Select the HTML option from the selection list,
Select the Flow
Select the desired flow from the dropdown list or alternatively create a new flow by clicking on the highlighted plus button.
Input Schemas
Define an input form to capture input parameters for the flow. This form will be displayed when the View is opened.
The input form is built in the Designer tab. Click on the button highlighted in the image below to build an input form.
The Schema Viewer and Raw Schema tabs are used to view the data only.
The Designer tab is used to add input fields to capture the required data.
Click on the highlighted plus icon (+) to add data objects.
The "string" option is used to select the appropriate data type from the selection list.
The Required checkbox is selected to ensure that the value is entered at runtime. The flow will not continue if the value is not entered.
An example of the input form is shown in the image below.
Customize the HTML Template
Create an HTML page with preferred branding to serve a custom page content.
The custom page content can contain any HTML elements, including CSS and JavaScript.
To retrieve data from a source, and display it on the page, extract the data using the field names and their associated value by referencing the record as {{FieldName}} or the parameter as {{parameters.Parametername}} using handlebars.
Apart from all the regular editor options, select the </> button outlined in red in the image below to open the coding mode to paste any direct HTML code, or alternatively, use a designer to create a page layout.
The field names Assignee and Case Name can be obtained from the output of the flow which is displayed as follows:
Options
Select the following options to further define your view output.
Allow File Upload – Allow file upload into flow on the file format being used in the flow.
Return Source – The return source from the flow to use.
Auto - Auto detects the appropriate output.
Record - Returns the current record processed by the subflow.
Output - Returns the output of the Writer Step (if any) in the subflow.
Result - Returns the output of the Destination Step (if any) in the subflow.
Execute Automatically – Execute the flow automatically when the View is opened if no parameters are required.
Once the View's configuration is completed, click the Save View button.
Execute the View
To execute the view, follow these instructions:
1. Select the Ops Portal option in the Account menu to open the Operations Portal. This is also the method used by the operations personnel to process these views.
2. Select the Ops Portal that was created from the list of available views.
3. Click the Load Page button to render the contents of the HTML.
