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RonLinder-4c1a3
Community Member
3 days ago

Working with iframe (Web Object)

I have a Web Object with javascript content that opens another module from Workday.

So basically this happens:

  1. I have a storyline module with a Web Object that open an Html/Jscript landing page
  2. When I user clicks on a button in that web object it opens another workday module in a new page ("_blank").

I tried using "_self" but I get an error because workday can't open another module inside the current Web Object iFrame. Also tried "_Parent" and "_Top" but for some reason in this case Workday opens the same module (the initial one) and not the one that it should redirect to.

So is there a way to close the current window and open a new window? Or open the new module at the parent level of the iFrame?

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  • SamHill's avatar
    SamHill
    Super Hero
    16 hours ago

    Hi RonLinder-4c1a3 in the HTML page you have in the WebObject for navigation, just add this function to the <head> of the HTML page and wrap it in <script></script> tags:

    function goToProject(newLocation) {
            window.parent.location.href = newLocation;
 }

    You can then call this function and just pass the URL, from a button, or link. Here are some examples:

    // from a link <a>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="goToProject('https://abc.com/widgets101/introduction/story.html');">Introduction</a>
// from a button <button>
<button  onclick="goToProject('https://abc.com/widgets101/introduction/story.html');">Introduction</button>

     

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