[RESOLVED] Community Edition

Q&A
1

Can I use a REST API extension in the Community Studio?

It does not seem possible.

2

Hi Ford,

yes, you can. The bit that’s missing from Community Studio is the Developer portion as described here .

I’ve been analyzing this since last week to try and put together a “how to” for community but other things keep getting in the way.

It is possible to build them manually…but it’s more work.

I’ve verified they work by using the sample Extensions in the Community Studio.

To make them work you have to do the following:

  1. Open Studio

  2. Server->Open Portal

  3. Change to Administrator

  4. tab Applications->New

  5. give a Display Name->Example REST

  6. give a URL->ExREST->Create

  7. Click on the Edit icon …

  8. Under Pages->Add

  9. for Page select custompage_apiExtensionViewer

  10. for URL give APIEVP->Add

  11. Highlight the new Page and click the Home Button (it will appear)

  12. then trash can the installed Home page

  13. Under Navigation->Add

  14. give a Name APIEVP

  15. for Page select the page we just added->Add

  16. Logout

  17. Login

  18. Change to Administrator

  19. Under Application List

  20. URL->Click the URL

  21. Test away…

To understand how the REST extension works you export

REST API extension example, from Resources

and export the page

API extension viewer page, again from Resources

Unzip them and then you can view them

The Page you just import into the Bonita UI as a ZIP and you can see how it works there, and edit it.

Still trying to work out how to put one together though. There are a couple of examples on the Project Forum for example

Data source REST API extension
RestApi_Context

Hope this helps

regards
Seán

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