Link an External Content item to an object or template

There are three ways to integrate an External Content in a ViewApp.

• Associate an External Content item to an object template, which is described in the following procedure

• Associate an External Content item to a custom navigation item that appears in the navigation model of the ViewApp.

• Place the External Content item on a layout pane, which is the simplest way and is described in Adding an External Content item to a ViewApp.

To link an External Content item to an object template

After you have created and configured an External Content item, you can link it to an object template. External Content items can be linked only to objects as opposed to graphics, which can be linked to or owned by an object. All External Content items reside in the Visualization folder. A single External Content item can be linked to multiple objects.

1. Open an object template in the Object Editor.

2. Select the Attributes tab.

3. In the Content pane, select the Link Content button.

   The Galaxy Browser opens.

4. Navigate to the folder that contains the External Content item to be linked.

5. Select the item, then click OK.

   The item is added to the object and appears in the Content tab.

   Note: After linking an External Content item, you can modify it by selecting it and then pressing the Edit button. However, any changes you make will apply to all objects that link to the item.

6. Save your editing changes to the object template and exit from the Object Editor.

7. Create an instance of the of the linked object template.

8. Create a layout which contains pane with a Content Type that matches the content type of the External Content item.

9. Add a navigation tree to the layout

10. Create a ViewApp that incorporates the layout.

11. Deploy the ViewApp.

    In runtime, navigate to the object or any instance created from the template. External Content item will auto-fill the matching pane to show the external content.