How to Open a Web Browser
Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1
You can configure a ribbon button to open a web browser and browse to a specific web page. You can use this to point users or your add-in to your company webpage, support forums, or your support information webpage. A “web browser add-in” does not require any coding and is created by defining and configuring a ribbon entry.
To configure a ribbon button to open a web browser
Inside the root XML node of the manifest file, create a node named
ActionAddIn
.Add an attribute named
Contexts
to the action node, and set the value to one or more context values. For more information about which context values can be used, see Context values.Add an attribute named
ActionType
to the action node, and set the value toURL
.Add an attribute named
ActionParam
to the action node, and set the value to the web URL.Add an attribute named
Name
to the action node, and give it a value.Optionally, add the
Icon
andShowInContextMenu
attributes.