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Adding an ExternalNavigationLink in MWO

  • November 17, 2025
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Tom Leenheer
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Hello,

If I create a button in a Request order in cloud itself an it opens google and searches for the customer name. Example:
https://www.google.com/search?q=${CustomerId}

 

But, when I try to add a ExternalNavigationLink in the “Apps for Page Designer” page to add a Button in MWO that in this case searches the LocationName in google I get a Null value as result. I tried it with different ${values} but without succes. 

Does someone have an idea why this is happening ? (pictures below)

 

The final idea is to create a button in mobile to that navigates to a sharepoint website and get directly to the customer folder. So if the LocationName = Customer1 on the worktask they can press the button and go to Sharepoint.com/Customer1

 

Many thanks in advance !

 

Versions tested in 25R1 and 25R2EA 

${LocationName}
https://www.google.com/search?q=${LocationName}

https://www.google.com/search?q=Null

 

 

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Alexander Heinze
Ultimate Hero (Employee)
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  • Ultimate Hero (Employee)
  • November 17, 2025

LocationName is listed as a supported attribute for mobile integration, can you try if that works? For a button I assume you need to prefix your attribute with “record.”. For button and mobile integration examples, have a look at IFS Cloud - MWO Service demystified (25R1) | IFS Community

 


Tom Leenheer
Do Gooder (Partner)
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  • Do Gooder (Partner)
  • November 18, 2025

Hi ​@Alexander Heinze 

Thanks for your reply !

I tested 2 things

1.Page designer
Added ExternalNavigationLink button via page designer with url. 
https://www.google.com/search?q=${record.LocationName}
Result: Null 
(did not work)

2. Mobile integration 
This does work !

 


Alexander Heinze
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  • Ultimate Hero (Employee)
  • November 18, 2025

Your page is based on JtExecutionInstance and that entity does not have a field LocationName.