Links

IN THIS PAGE

  1. Custom links overview
  2. Create a custom link
  3. Manage custom links

1. Custom links overview 🔗

Bigin offers custom links that enable quick access to third-party applications and URLs for retrieving specific information. These custom links follow a structured URL format that helps to auto-generate a specific link for each record in a module. For example, you can create a formatted LinkedIn web address link to retrieve the LinkedIn profile of each contact in your Contacts module. Custom links appear on the Details page of each record in the Bigin.

Custom links are categorized based on user requirements:

  • Static URL: A fixed web address without parameters, which directs users to a predefined webpage. For example, https://www.zylker.com/index.html
  • Dynamic URL: A URL containing parameters that fetch specific content dynamically from a database. Parameters can be appended to customize the displayed information. For example, https://www.google.com/search?q=${Contacts.Company_Name}

2. Create a custom link 🔗

To create a custom button, access the Bigin Developer Console and navigate to Components > Links & Buttons.

Click Create New Link. The Create New Link page appears.

Select a module where you want to create the custom link, enter a name in the Label field, and provide a short description for the custom link.

Construct the custom link using the Build Your Link section, which includes the following details:

  • URL: Enter the web link.
  • Fields Drop-down:
    • For a static link, select None.
    • For a dynamic link, select a merge tag as needed.
  • Link Encoding Drop-down: Select the appropriate encoding option.

3. Manage custom links 🔗

After you create a custom link for a topping in a module, you may need to update or delete it later on. In such cases, you can edit and delete the custom links from the toppings.

To edit a custom link, access the Bigin Developer Console, navigate to Components > Links & Buttons, and select the module.

Hover over the custom link you want to modify and Click the Edit icon.

After updating the details, save the changes.

To remove a custom link, hover over the custom link you want to remove and click the Delete icon.

Confirm the deletion. This results in permanent loss of data.