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How to: use tabs in the mavim portal

How to: use tabs in the mavim portal Scenario You have content stored on another website -- KA-01375

Scenario

You have content stored on another website that would be useful to show in the Mavim Portal.

Solution

It is important that the following information regarding security is taken into consideration before proceeding:

  • The website from where the content will be loaded allows data to be shown on an external website.
  • Figuring out if it is possible to load content from a website is the responsibility of the customer.
  • You will need to have administrator access to the Mavim Portal to be able to create and manage Tabs.

To create a Tab within the Mavim Portal; follow these steps:

  1. Open the Mavim Portal Administration screen.
  2. Switch to the Tabs tab.
  3. Now click the New link.
  4. The following information will need to be filled in for the tab:
  • Topic - Each Tab will only be visible for the topic selected in this field. You can open the dropdown menu and select a topic from the tree view.
  • Tab - This is the name that will be visible for the Tab.
  • URL - The URL of the external page you wish to show on this tab.
  • Sandbox - This is where you determine which content will be let through. You can choose from the following options:
    • None = Applies NO restrictions.Security is based on the local browser security settings.
    • Sandbox = This is the most strict security level. All restrictions are applied unless one of the below settings is added.
    • AllowForms = Allows for form submission.
    • AllowPointerLock = Allows API's.
    • AllowPopups = Allows popups.
    • AllowSameOrigin = Allows the iframe content to be treated as being from the same origin.
    • AllowTopNavigation = Allows the iframe content to navigate its top-level browsing context.
    • AllowPresentation = Allows the initiation of a presentation session.
    • You can select multiple Sandbox attributes per tab.
    • More information on the Sandbox attribute can be found here: iFrame Sandbox
  • Width - The Width of the frame the external content will be shown in.
  • Height - The Height of the frame the external content will be shown in.
  • Version specific - You can enable this option to keep the tab available for the selected topic for the currently selected version only.
  1. Once all information has been filled in; click the Update link.