By navigation to the Sub Area, the Canvas App should start loading full-screen: Canvas App loading in a full-screen fashion ConclusionĮmbedding a Canvas App in a full-screen fashion in a Model Driven App is not as easy as embedding it into a Model Driven Form. URL: dyn_/canvasapp.html (replace dyn_ with your own prefix)Ĭreating and configuring a new Sub Area navigating to a Web Resource.Ĭlick save, publish and refresh your model driven app.Create a new Sub Area and provide the following settings: The logical name can be found in the solution explorer: Getting the logical name of your canvas app Modify the Sitemapįinal step is to modify the Sitemap of your model driven app. Let appUrl = `$” (line 32) to the logical name of your Canvas App that you would like to embed. ("canvasapp", "?$select=canvasappid,tags,appversion&$filter=name eq '" + appName + "'", null).then( Select the Type Webpage (HTML) and click the Text Editor. But in this example, we will keep it simple and go for “/canvasapp.html”. Best practice is to use a virtual folder path structure in your name (e.g. Give the Web Resource a meaningful name and display name. Navigate to a solution and select New > Other > Web resource. Creating a Web Resource can be done from within a solution. We will be using the exact same technique like we use for embedding of a Canvas App in a website or portal ( source), by the use of iFrames. Knowing this, we could create our own HTML page which contains an embedded Canvas App. A Web Resource can also be a complete HTML page. In a Model Driven app, Web Resources are most commonly used for storage of icons or custom JavaScript. Web resources are virtual files that are stored in the Common Data Service database and that you can retrieve by using a unique URL address. Let’s start by explaining what web Web Resources are. Web Resources to the rescue! Create a Web Resource Using the navigation type URL and directly navigate to our Canvas App works, but this opens the app in a new window. The supported navigation types of Sub Area are:ĭashboard and Entites are most commonly used. When you add a new Sub Area, you will need to define the navigation type. The idea would be to navigate to our Canvas App using a Sub Area. Sub Areas are the actual menu items that you can use for navigation. The Sitemap designer on the left and the result on the right A Sitemap consists out of Area(s), Group(s) and Sub Area(s). Part of creating a Model Driven app is the configuration of the Sitemap (or more easily set, configuration of the menu).
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In this blog post I will show you step by step on how to “full-screen” embed your Canvas App in a Model Driven App.
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