Try ShortPoint nowAfter reading this article, you will learn how to connect your ShortPoint elements to Document Libraries and map item properties including links behind Link items.
Prerequisites
- ShortPoint is already installed on your SharePoint Online (Office 365) or on premise environment.
- Make sure you are ShortPoint Designer.
STEP 1: Add a ShortPoint Design Element Into Your Page
Edit your SharePoint page, place the cursor into the desired space on your page and open the ShortPoint Page Builder.
Choose any design element, Simple List (we have selected for this article) from the list of design elements, click the Connect tab and select the REST API connection from the Select Connection Type drop down list.
STEP 2: Configure the REST API URL
Add the following URL in the REST API URL field:
https://<Site URL>/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('<Library Name>')/items?$select=LinkFilename,EncodedAbsUrl,<Other Filed Internal Names>,Properties/vti_x005f_shortcuturl,Author/Name&$expand=Author,PropertiesMake sure you replace the tags from the above URL with the appropriate values from your SharePoint Site:
- <Site URL> - The full URL of your site or sub-site where your Document Library is located.
- <Library Name> - The Name of your Library (e.g. Documents).
- <Other Fields Internal Names> - Make sure you add other fields from your Document Library which you wish to map into your design element. If you don't need other fields, just remove this tag.
STEP 3: Configure the Mapping Function
Click Enable Advanced Settings, scroll down to the Map Results function and add the following code into the text area:
var $ = shortpoint.$;
if(data && data.d && data.d.results){
for(var i=0; i<data.d.results.length; i++) {
if (data.d.results[i].LinkFilename.endsWith(".url")) {
data.d.results[i].EncodedAbsUrl = data.d.results[i].Properties.vti_x005f_shortcuturl;
}
}
}
return data;
STEP 4: Connect to the REST API
Scroll down and click Connect. If you run into any error during the connection, make sure you replaced properly the tags from the REST API URL and Map Results function.
STEP 5: Map the Items From Your Document Library Into Your View
After you successfully connected to the REST API, go to the Items tab, select the mappings of your fields and click Preview.
The URL of your Linked Items will be stored in a property called EncodedAbsUrl. Map this property on the Link field in order to open your Link Items (external Links) when you click on the items in view mode.
Also, if you have in your library both Link Items and Documents, the same property (EncodedAbsUrl) will store the URL for both item types.
Please, note that opening the link will download the document. In case you would like to open its content, you may add your document as a link item.
Note: when setting lightbox or dialog as Linking option, some websites might not be opening in an iframe. It happens because some websites use x-frame options or a content security policy not allowing other websites to embed their pages.
STEP 6: Insert the Element on Your Page
Click Insert and check your newly added element.
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