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Add an External Integration Command Button to a Form

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The External Integration Command button creates a button on the form that sends all information the user fills out on a form to the external server and populates empty fields with the values received from the external server. 

 

This article will show you how to add the External Integration Command button to a Form in your Form  Center.

 

Who can use this feature?

System Admin Slash Owner

 

 

Instructions

  1. Create a New Form or Modify an Existing Form
  2. Drag and drop the External Integration Field Type to your form
    drag and drop external integration
  3. Fill out fields
    fill in fields
    • Label: Name the field
    • Instructions: Provide a brief description of how to answer
        • Note: The Froala WYSIWYG editor has been added to all Alert Center Add Update fields, so now text can be easily formatted to be consistent with site styles without needing to write HTML.
    • Width: Select a width for the field
    • Service URL: Configuration for the external server
      • The Service URL property contains two parts, each enclosed in braces. The first part contains the protocol to use when communicating with the server. The second contains the web address of the web service or web page to use when connecting to the external service.
      • Example: {http}{www.mysite.com/TrashCollectionDay.aspx}
      • In the above example, the protocol being used is HTTP, which instructs Form Center to send the information as a standard HTTP POST request and expect an HTML document in response. A full description of the Service URL configuration can be found in the article Service URL and Data Exchange Format.
    • Button Text: Text that displays on the button
  4. Select Save Changes
    save changes
  5. Click Save or Save and Publish at the top of the page
    save or save and publish
    • Save: Saves the current changes without publishing them on the front-end site.
    • Save and Publish: Saves the current changes and publishes them on the front-end site.

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  • Ed Cunningham

    Can you tell me what is meant by "external server" in the sentence below, from your overview? Thank you.

    The External Integration Command button creates a button on the form that sends all information the user fills out on a form to the external server and populates empty fields with the values received from the external server. 

     

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