Create a Forwarding EntryPoint PCF
About this task
A forward is a top-level PCF location element similar
to a page or wizard. However, it has no screen. It merely forwards you to another
location.You define a forward separately from the EntryPoint PCF.
However, you set the forward for a PCF in the EntryPoint PCF
location attribute.
Suppose that there are several destinations to which you wish the user to go. In this case, consider passing a parameter to the entry point forward, so you can have the seamless login logic all in that one place.
Procedure
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Define a separate entry point (PCF) with
authenticationRequiredproperty set tofalse. This PCF is effectively a forwarding page to handle the seamless login. -
Set the
locationattribute of the entry point to use a Forward to call theAuthenticationServicePlugin. -
Do one of the following:
- If the plugin login is successful, forward the user onto the actual page
(the desktop, for example) to which you intended to send the user in the
first place. (This is the page to which the user would have gone if
authenticationRequiredhad been set totrue.) - If the plugin login is not successful, redirect the user to an error page or an alternate login page.
- If the plugin login is successful, forward the user onto the actual page
(the desktop, for example) to which you intended to send the user in the
first place. (This is the page to which the user would have gone if
Example
For an example of how to define a forward, see
ActivityForward in Guidewire Studio at .