How to create custom in-context applications (to M3) and where to find the URL that is needed?

Hi,

I am looking into to built a custom in-context application to be shown in M3 in the area to the right in the Infor OS portal. What I have understood from beginning, these application could be built via Widget SDK and then uploaded as an in-context application. However, I found here on this community site that it seems that the widget SDK is no longer supporting the building of in-context apps, and that App Builder or Mongoose should be used instead. Is that correct?

Does there exist any documentation regarding on how to work with the Infor business conextual, how to deploy, and how to find the URL?
I only found a 4 years old documentation only showing how it can look like but not in a technical point of view.

Thanks in advance!

Kind regards,
Emma

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Legacy Contributor

Hi Emma,

Are you looking for a IDM document to be displayed in M3 program screen on right side under "Related Information widget"?

Legacy Contributor

Hi,

No, I am looking into creating and developing widgets by my own as an in-context. Today there are apps for this that Infor has developed (such as IDM document, alerts, tasks and so on), but I want to create and upload an widget on my own.

/Emma

Brandon Watson

Hello Emma! I cannot seem to find the old doc/video I had found on this before. I will continue looking and pass off to you if I do. But to break down the Context App idea, you simply create a Mongoose Form and adjust the size of the page to be Context App size, then add your components to the form. Once you have the form built, because it is in Mongoose, you can simply add the forms URL to the context app you are adding. Below is an example of a Context App URL that we have built internally, with Mongoose, and deployed to Infor OS.

mongoose.domain.com/.../default.aspx

Legacy Contributor

Hi Brandon,

I was also attempting to do the same as Emma mentioned above. Unfortunately I am not able to access your shared url - http://mongoose.domain.com/WSWebClient/default.aspx?page=formonly&form=UtilityForm&notitle=1&forceSSO=1&config=TridexApps

Have you found any old helpful document related to that? I was trying this in Infor M3 program CRS025 where I wanted to use Item Group value from that program to context application.

Best Regards,

Jaydeep

0712131256598360.doc

Brandon Watson

Jaydeep - You can find all mongoose Learning tools at https://mongoose.infor.com. That URL is an example URL that we use for a Contextual App that points to our Mongoose installation and a custom Form from our Configuration. This is a video for creating context apps:

https://mongoose.infor.com/WSWebClient/PlainForm.aspx?config=MongoosePortalNew&user=Guest&page=formonly&form=MGP_MongoosePortal_RepoV2&notitle=1&preventNav=no&=resizable&theme=MGP

There appears to be a M3 Mongoose Plugin as well:

https://mongoose.infor.com/WSWebClient/PlainForm.aspx?config=MongoosePortalNew&user=Guest&page=formonly&form=MGP_MongoosePortal_RepoV2&notitle=1&preventNav=no&=resizable&theme=MGP

Also, if you search the Mongoose Help below for "m3" you will find quite a few resources:

https://docs.infor.com/mg/10.x/en-us/mongooseolh/default.html#

Legacy Contributor

Brandon - Thank you for all that information. I have tried earlier to access context apps video from that Mongoose portal. However, It seems to be deleted now.

But yes, I have checked and configured M3 Mongoose Plugin in our environment. I will surely check Mongoose help URL.

m-mitrosilis

Hello Brandon, thank you for your answers!

I am interested in making an in-context app as well, but with App Builder.

Do you know of any available resources ?

m-mitrosilis

Hello Emma, I'm also interested in something similar.

Have you found anything more on the subject?

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