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AndreeS
Brass Contributor
Jul 18, 2023

Viva Connections App - open a form of a list directly within the app

Hello, I am experienced, hat any hyperlink in a SharePoint Online page to a new form (NewForm.aspx) of a list will open not directly in the Viva Connection app. Instead it open a new browser window. 😞

 

Is there any way to control/manipulate the hyperlink in the way, that the Viva connections experience for an end user is not broken?

 

Thanks,

André

  • NicolasKheirallah's avatar
    NicolasKheirallah
    MVP
    Jul 19, 2023

    Hi!

    Yeah Viva connections doesn't support Newform.aspx  unfortunately  (or to be more correct newform.aspx doesn't support connections). Same goes for documents, you can create those but not open them. (Documents are now supported and can be opened via Connections)

     

    There's no way control/manipulate currently unfortunately. A workaround would be to send them directly to the list and then press new and it will open in the sidebar.

    • AndreeS's avatar
      AndreeS
      Brass Contributor
      Sep 13, 2023
      Hi,

      thanks for your response. What do you mean with "open it as a sidebar" -> the new form in the panel on the right?

      Does it render in Viva Connections?
      How to accomplish?

      Many thanks,
      André
      • NicolasKheirallah's avatar
        NicolasKheirallah
        MVP
        Sep 13, 2023

        AndreeS 

        So when you go into a list, there's a new button. This new button will open a panel on the right where you can create a new item (same as in webbrowser):

         

         

        This will open in Viva Connection and SharePoint. Linking to NewForm.aspx will open a new browser session 

         

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