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Start / embed links

In some cases you may want to start a process via a link on a website or intranet. It can also happen that you want to start a process via a form embedded in an iframe.
The aim is to remove obstacles and make it easier for users to start processes from a context.

For this purpose, linqi provides the option of creating start links in the process designer. Such a start link can then be inserted as a link in another system.

Start links can be found in the process designer as a start link () submenu item of the properties () menu item.

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Start link changes only become active after the process has been published.

As soon as you select this menu item, you can insert any number of start links. A start link has the following properties:

  • Name:
    This name is for internal purposes only and helps you to differentiate between the various links.
  • Url:
    This url is the actual link that can be opened or embedded.
    You can also generate a QR code for the link using the QR code button below. You can use this, for example, to hang it in a meeting room, e.g. to report damage.
  • Variables:
    If you have created a variable in the process, you can use it to overwrite the values of the variable. For example, you can create two start links and transfer different values depending on the link.
    If you have a Team variable, for example, you can set the value for link A to IT and the value for link B to HR. If you now embed the two different links in the different teams on the intranet, you know which link was clicked and can work with it in the process.
  • Url Parmeter:
    You can only assign fixed values via variables. Sometimes, however, you want to pass variable values dynamically. You can define url parameters for this purpose. Each parameter is given a name and a variable that receives the value.
    To take up the example from above again: You can create a Team url parameter here and use the team variable as the target variable. Now you can append &Team=VALUE to the link and pass values dynamically.
  • Allow anonymous access:
    If the Anonymous process access feature is active, you can activate this option.
    This means that people who are not logged in to linqi can also use the link. For example, you can embed a public link on your website to implement a membership application or similar.
    Note: In this case, the process must start with a form.
  • Disable side menu:
    If this option is activated, the side menu will not be displayed via this link. This is helpful, for example, if you want to embed the link in an iframe.
  • Disable process menu:
    If this option is activated, the top menu in the form will not be displayed via this link. This is helpful, for example, if you want to embed the link in an iframe.
  • CSS file:
    Here you can enter the url to a CSS file that is loaded when the link is opened.
    You can use this to adapt the form to your corporate identity.