Registering Viewers

Before users can use a viewer from an app, you need to register the viewer and assign the formats the viewer is compatible with.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: You must log in as a user assigned to the Administration Manager role.

Register a Viewer

  1. To open the Viewer Property Registration dialog box:
    1. From the compass, select Social and Collaborative Apps .
    2. In the list of apps, click Collaboration and Approvals.
    3. In the navigation pane, click Utilities > Property Registration > Viewer.
  2. In Viewer Tip, enter the text you want for the viewer's Tool Tip.

    This tip appears in the app when a user moves the pointer over the view icon. The system also uses this tip in the preference list on the person profile pages for formats that are set up for preference selection (see Collaboration and Approvals Administration Guide: Specify Formats for which a Preferred Viewer Must Be Chosen).

  3. Click Create Viewer. A prompt window opens.
  4. Enter the name of the servlet that invokes the viewer and click OK.

    The viewer is listed in the Unassigned Viewers list and in the Viewer Servlet box. A program object is created with the name you entered for the viewer servlet. The tip text is assigned as a value for the property viewerTip. The program object is connected to the emxViewerRegistration program with the property installedViewer. Now you need to assign formats for the viewer, as described in Assigning Formats to Viewers.

Modify or Delete a Viewer

  1. To open the Viewer Property Registration dialog box:
    1. From the compass, select Social and Collaborative Apps .
    2. In the list of apps, click Collaboration and Approvals.
    3. In the navigation pane, click Utilities > Property Registration > Viewer.
  2. Choose the viewer you want to work with from the Viewer Servlet list.
  3. To modify the tip for the viewer, edit it as needed in the Viewer Tip box. Then click Modify Viewer.

    Or:

    To delete the registration, click Delete Viewer.