Using Apps (Add-ins) With a Developer Site and Other Site Types Through the App Catalog.

How to:

This section describes how to use apps (Add-ins) with a developer site and other site types through the app catalog.

Procedure: How to Use Apps (Add-ins) With a Developer Site

To use apps (Add-ins) with a developer site:

  1. Using Central Administration, create a Developer site with Create Site Collections.
  2. From another machine, use your browser to go to the following new developer website:
    http://sharepointServer/sites/developerSite
  3. Pre-register the WebFOCUS App using the following:
    http://sharepointServer/sites/developerSite/_layouts/15/appregnew.aspx
  4. For Client ID, enter the following:
    40f398ee-1f96-4e4e-96dd-9f7218a3b880
  5. Next to Client Secret, click Generate.
  6. Provide a title in the Title field.
  7. In the App Domain field, enter a non-existent host, for example:
    http://www.webfocusdavid.com
  8. In the Redirect URL field, enter the following:
    http://www.webfocusdavid.com/default.aspx
  9. Click Create.
  10. In the left pane, select Apps in Testing.
  11. Click the New app to deploy link.
  12. From the dialog that appears, click Upload and navigate to WFApp.app to upload it.
  13. Click Deploy, and then when you are prompted, click Trust it.
  14. Refresh your browser until the Installing message disappears, which indicates that the app is ready for use.
  15. Create a page in the site.
  16. From the Insert tab at the top of the page, select App Parts so that the WebFOCUS App Parts will be available for use.

    When you insert the first app part, the frame will get an error which shows you the host that needs to be added to the Windows Hosts file in order to access the Add-ins.

  17. Use the real IP address of the SharePoint Server machines in the hosts file.
  18. Refresh the browser.
    The frame may show a 403 - Access Denied message which means you need to log on to WebFOCUS in another browser tab.

Procedure: How to Use Apps (Add-ins) With Other Site Types Through the App Catalog

To use apps (Add-ins) with other site types through the app catalog:

  1. Using the Central Administration with a Farm Administrators account, click Apps from the left side of the pane, then under App Management, click Manage App Catalog.
  2. Select the Create a new app catalog site radio button, and click Ok.
  3. On the Create App Catalog page, enter a title for the App Catalog site and an optional description.
  4. In the URL field, enter the URL to use for this site, for example:
    http://sharepointServer/sites/mycatalog
  5. In the Primary Site Collection Administrator section, type the name of the user who will manage the catalog, and then click check names to validate it.
  6. In the End Users section, type of the names of the users or groups that you wish to be able to browse the catalog, and then click check names to validate them.
  7. Select an optional quota that is needed, and then click Ok to create the catalog.

    Once the catalog is created, the Manage App Catalog page displays the App Catalog site URL.

  8. Using your browser, go to the App Catalog website and click Apps for SharePoint on the left side of the page.
  9. Click New and in the Add a document dialog that appears, click Choose files and navigate to the folder that has the app file and select it for upload.
  10. Click Ok.
  11. Use the Central Administration to create a non-Developer site with Create Site Collections.
  12. Using your browser in another machine, go to the following new website:
    http://sharepointServer/sites/testSite
  13. Pre-register the WebFOCUS App using the following:
    http://sharepointServer/sites/testSite/_layouts/15/appregnew.aspx
  14. In the Client ID field, enter the following:
    40f398ee-1f96-4e4e-96dd-9f7218a3b880
  15. Next to Client Secret, click Generate.
  16. Enter a title in the Title field.
  17. In the App Domain field, enter a non-existent host, for example:
    http://www.webfocusdavid.com
  18. In the Redirect URL field, enter the following:
    http://www.webfocusdavid.com/default.aspx
  19. Click Create, and then click Ok.
  20. From the gear menu at the top right of the pane, click Add an App to display the Your Apps page.
  21. Click Information Builders WebFOCUS applets.
  22. In the Do you trust WebFOCUS? dialog that appears, click the Trust it button.

    This will add the app to your site.

  23. Create a page in the site.
  24. From the Insert tab at the top of the page, select App Parts and you will see the WebFOCUS App Parts available for use.

    When you insert the first app part, the frame will get an error which shows you the host that needs to be added to the Windows Hosts file in order to access the Add-ins. You can use the real IP address of the SharePoint Server machines in the hosts file.

  25. Refresh the browser.

    The frame may show a 403 - Access Denied message, indicating that you must log on to WebFOCUS in another browser tab.

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