Questions tagged [canvas]
Force.com Canvas is a set of tools and JavaScript APIs that you can use to expose an application as a canvas app.
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Can I embed a Salesforce app, via Canvas, in another org?
Here is the situation (And I am still new to this platform)... We are building a product using the Force.com Embedded (OEM) model. For clients with existing salesforce org, we would like to have ...
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Winter 16 canvas iframe behavior change
We have Winter 16 preview sandbox and can see that Canvas App is rendered now as iframe in iframe (there is outer and inner iframes now). Before this release there was just one iframe. For now I'm not ...
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Canvas App in Lightning Component
I'm trying to port some Visualforce functionality to Lightning and struggling with an embedded canvas application.
After some trial and error I have the canvas app displaying, but the number of ...
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Canvas Publish/Subscribe and Javascript
I am trying to hack together a Canvas App so I can understand the Publish/Subscribe Model. I have a VF page in a dev org calling a URL in a SFDC Prod Org (so it has HTPPS) that just displays another ...
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Expose Lightning App via Sites (and embed via Canvas)
I have a Lightning app, that I would like to embed in another Salesforce org via Canvas Connected App.
It's not a problem with Visualforce pages, but Lightning apps are no option in the "Active Site ...
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What's the practical difference between canvas & connected apps?
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What's the point of canvas vs. connected apps, and what should I be thinking about when choosing between them?
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We're in the process of building out a couple tools that will be ...
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How to fire an event from a canvas app, to a lightning component
I have a canvas app thats running inside a lightning component. There are tons of articles about how to fire events in every other permutation of lightning, visualforce and canvas, but I can't find a ...
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Canvas app - verify signed request
i am following the canvas app documentation to verify a signed request before using the parameters i am passing in the canvas app request. The canvas app is embedding a third party app in salesforce.
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Passing data from Canvas App to VF page
I am struggling to understand how pass a value back to a VF page that contains a Canvas App. If I understand the documentation correctly I need to create a publish event in my app, so I have the ...
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Default Permitted Users to "Admin approved" in connected Apps with installed Packages
I've built a Canvas App using Signed Requests and therefore I need the Permitted Users option set to "Admin approved" (otherwise Salesforce doesn't send any Signed Request). I've set this option to "...
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Control Managed Package Connected App Permission Set from managed code
I'd like to deploy a Canvas Connected App as part of a managed package and be able to dynamically assign users access to it via a Permission Set.
The Canvas App is using the Signed Request (Post) ...
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Using Canvas client-side proxy to access Apex REST API from Visualforce page
Is it possible to use the client-side proxy provided by the Canvas SDK from a canvas app embedded within a Visualforce page to access an Apex REST endpoint?
We have a canvas app which calls an Apex ...
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Error rendering Force.com Canvas application
Unable to find any solution on web related to this issue?
I am trying to run Hello World(Quick start - Advance section of Canvas guide) application. Hello World application is running on my local ...
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Canvas App started sending GET instead of POST
I have a canvas app that is setup to use the signed request (POST) access method, and when I test the app via either the tab that it creates or the canvas app previewer it sends my webserver a POST ...
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Salesforce Canvas cross-domain issue
I'm doing a PoC with canvas. The connected app is an instance of PeopleSoft. The integration is done but with some difficulties. I'm getting a cross-domain error in the browser when some of the ...
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Create canvas app using Apex
Is it possible to create a canvas app using Apex?
We're trying to distribute a managed package that has an easy install process for the user. Our back-end server requires that each customer has a ...
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Canvas Signed Request not sending refresh_token
I have a canvas a app that I distribute via a managed package on the AppExchange. The canvas app is configured to post a signed request to my heroku app. I have selected all the oauth scope options:
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Open CTI methods don't work in canvas application (source origin's function returning false)
I'm facing following issue.
When in my canvas app i'm trying to use some openCTI methods, for example
sforce.interaction.getPageInfo(myCallback);
And nothing happens. Callback never called. After ...
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Publish Custom Canvas App Event from Lightning Aura Component to the Canvas App
We're currently using an aura component with the <force:canvasApp> component to embed our Canvas App. As mentioned in the answer to this post, Sfdc.canvas is not fully exposed to the aura ...
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Canvas app is not working because of 'X-Frame option' in response header of external site
I have created an canvas app, in that I'm trying to access one external website. But when I'm trying to access that external website I'm getting error as
Refused to display 'external url' in a ...
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Configuring a Lightning Component via a Canvas App
I'm wondering if it is possible to configure a Lightning Component via a Canvas App?
The scenario would be:
User drags Lightning Component into a Community Page via the Community Builder.
The ...
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Canvas Developer Guide / Run the Web App Locally
I try to run Web app locally following all instructions in Canvas Developer Guide. But get next exception:
HTTP ERROR 500
Problem accessing /examples/hello-world/index.jsp. Reason:
PWC6033: Unable ...
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Implementing the self-authorization flow of signed request authentication for a canvas app
I'm working on a canvas app which will allow an existing web app to be viewed through canvas.
I have the app working with Signed Request authentication, which works fine when permitted users is set to ...
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Cannot read any details of a installed connected app via Metadata API
I have installed a connected app with the help of a package. And now I want to update it's metadata like 'Canvas App URL' with the help of Metadata API.
First of all, I tried to read all information ...
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Unable to retrieve context in canvas app when authenticating with oauth
I’m having trouble authenticating my canvas app using oauth2. This is despite being able to authenticate and connect via other means. The following is my problem in detail…
I’ve configured a ...
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