Adding Custom Links to References Panel

Workflow Manager 2016

You can add custom links to the Workflow Manager user interface, which are accessible to users from any Workflow Manager page. To view these custom links, click the References icon in the navigation menu.

References Icon

When you click this link, your custom links appear in a slide-out References panel.

References Panel

To add custom links to the References panel, perform the following steps.

To add links to the References panel:

1. In the Workflow Manager installation directory, open the following file in a text editor:

C:\AdminStudioWebComponents_2016\wwwroot\Views\Shared\SidePanel.cshtml

2. Locate the <div id=”divReferences”> section.
3. Enter URLs using the following format:

<p><a href="http://www.site1.com" target="_blank">Link to Site 1</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.site2.com" target="_blank">Link to Site 2</a></p>

4. Save the file (which will require administrator permission).
5. Relaunch Workflow Manager and click the References link in the navigation menu. The new links appear in a slide-out References panel.