Embed an external web page in a dashboard

Locate the URL of the page to display in Workfront and copy the URL located in the address bar.

NOTE

If you are sharing URLs to Workfront objects, remember that some URLs expire over time. For example, document URLs expire after they have been opened. This is configured as a security measure, and by design they are considered as non-static URLs and should not be shared.

Click the Main Menu icon in the upper-right corner of Adobe Workfront, or (if available), click the Main Menu icon in the upper-left corner, then click Dashboards.

To edit an existing dashboard, select the dashboard you want to embed the website page in, then click Dashboard Actions, then click Edit
Or
To create a new dashboard, click New Dashboard.
For more information about creating a dashboard, see Create a dashboard.

Click Add External Page under the Select Layout/ Add Reports/ Add Calendars area.

The Add External Page box displays.

Specify the following information about the external page:

• Name: Add a name for the dashboard.

• Description: Add more information about the dashboard to identify the information it contains. The description displays on the dashboard for everyone who has access to view it, after you save it.

• URL: Paste the URL you copied earlier in this field.

  You can specify the following types of URLs:

  • An https (encrypted) URL to a web page.
    Only https (encrypted) pages load with the URL.
    

  • A template URL that contains session information for a specific website.
    For example: https://localhost/?session={!$$SESSION}
    You must be logged into the specified website to display the External Page.
    For information about how to obtain a SessionID from Workfront, see API basics.
    Your Workfront administrator may configure your system preferences in a way that does not allow the use of session information in your external pages, for security reasons. In this case, the external page does not load on the dashboard.
    For more information about system security preferences, see Configure system security preferences.
    

  WARNING

  Using the SessionID is insecure and not recommended.

• Height: Type a number greater than 0 to define the space that the external page occupies on the dashboard. The default height is 500.

Click Save.

The page is automatically added to the dashboard.

If you create additional dashboards, you can find this external page and add it to other dashboards. You can find all existing external pages in the list of Available Reports & Calendars when creating or editing a dashboard.