Configure the External Content item for a PDF document

Each External Content item has three properties that must be assigned values:

• URL or URI

• Media Type

• Content Type(s)

An External Content item is modified from the External Content editor. The editor can be opened by double-clicking an item from the Visualization folder. Also, an External Content item that has been placed onto a layout pane can be edited from the Layout and ViewApp editors by the selecting the item from the Actions list.

To configure an External Content Item

1. Open the IDE and select the Visualization tab to show the External Content items available in the Galaxy.

2. Double click an External Content item to open within the External Content editor.

   For more information about each field in an External Content item, see Details of the External Content editor.

3. Enter a URI string or web site URL in the URL or URI field where the document is saved.

   The value you enter is the location of the external content specified by a URI-formatted string. A media location must be specified.

   You can browse for the document file by selecting the vertical dots icon to the right of the data entry field. A drop-down list includes a Browse for file option that enables you to browse your network and select a media file. The URL or URI field updates and shows a formatted URI path to the file.

   

   You can also enter a URL to a web site by selecting the http:// or https:// options from the drop-down list. The http:// and https:// options assist the user when entering URLs by prefixing the URLs with the selection.

   See More information about specifying a URI for information about the format of a URI string.

4. Select the Open button to validate the URI or URL you entered.

   The Open button launches the appropriate application associated with a pdf file type, which is usually Adobe Reader to display the document specified in the URL or URI field.

5. Select the type of media associated with documents from the drop-down list of the Media Type field.

   The value you enter is the MIME type of a PDF document. The PDF MIME type provided by the PDFViewerApp is:

   application/pdf

   See More information about media types for more information about supported media types.

6. Select the type of content from the drop-down list of the Content Type(s) field.

   The value you enter is used by content-placement algorithms within AVEVA OMI during run time to determine the placement of content when AutoFill or ShowContent calls are invoked.

7. The configured External Content item for a PDF document should look like the following screen capture.

   

8. Save your changes and exit from the External Content item.