Configuring Connections Mobile for Activities Plus
Add the Activities Plus mobile app to the HCL Connections Mobile application.
Procedure
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Check out the mobile-config.xml file to a temporary directory such as
/tmp/LCCheckedOut by using the following command:
execfile("mobileAdmin.py") MobileConfigService.checkOutConfig("/LCCheckedOut", AdminControl.getCell()) -
Download the Activities Plus icon and save it under the Connections Mobile customization
directory as follows:
- On the Connections server, create the directory [CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATIONS_PATH]/mobile/img if it does not already exist. You can find the value of [CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH] from the WebSphere administration console using Environment > WebSphere variables.
- Using a browser, load the image URL https://[BOARDS_URL]/img/logo-small.png
- Save this file logo-small.png to the mobile customization directory [CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATIONS_PATH]/mobile/img.
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Edit mobile-config.xml as follows:
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Find the Applications element and add the following application:
<Application name="ActivitiesPlus" enabled="true"> <ApplicationIcon> <Android> <Hdpi>/img/logo-small.png</Hdpi> <Mdpi>/img/logo-small.png</Mdpi> <Ldpi>/img/logo-small.png</Ldpi> </Android> <IOS> <Reg>/img/logo-small.png</Reg> <Retina>/img/logo-small.png</Retina> </IOS> <BB/> <DefaultLocation>/img/logo-small.png</DefaultLocation> </ApplicationIcon> <ApplicationLabel>Activities Plus</ApplicationLabel> <ApplicationURL>https://[BOARDS_URL]/auth/connections</ApplicationURL> </Application>where [BOARDS_URL] is your configured URL for Boards
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Find the DefaultNavigationOrder element and append ActivitiesPlus.
For example:
DefaultNavigationOrder>profiles,communities,files,filesync,wikis,activities,forums,blogs,bookmarks,ActivitiesPlus</DefaultNavigationOrder>
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Find the Applications element and add the following application:
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Save and check-in mobile-config.xml:
MobileConfigService.checkInConfig("/tmp/LCCheckedOut", AdminControl.getCell()) -
Sync the Nodes as required.
Note: Activities Plus will now display in the HCL Connections mobile app’s application menu, allowing the mobile user to access Activities Plus data that is associated with a community or is standalone.
