Developing OpenSocial gadgets for IBM Connections 4.0

OpenSocial gadgets are small components written in XML, HTML, and JavaScript that display custom content. This white paper explains how to develop gadgets for IBM Connections 4.0, primarily focusing on using the developer bootstrap page for quickly testing gadgets.

David McMullin, Software Engineer, IBM

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David McMullin is a Software Engineer at IBM's Dublin Software Laboratory, working as part of the IBM Connections development team since 2011. You can reach David at dmcmulli@ie.ibm.com.



Bernadette Carter, Software Engineer, IBM

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Bernadette Carter is a Software Engineer at IBM's Research Triangle Park Software Laboratory. She currently contributes to the IBM Connections product primarily in the areas of Embedded Experience and Share dialog OpenSocial gadgets, as well as the Media Gallery.



20 September 2012

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OpenSocial gadgets are small components written in XML, HTML, and JavaScript that display custom content. This white paper explains how to develop gadgets for IBM Connections 4.0, primarily focusing on using the developer bootstrap page for quickly testing gadgets.

In this white paper

  • Overview
  • Guidelines for all gadgets
  • Example of deploying the sample User Preferences gadget
  • General best practices for developing gadgets
  • Developing Home page gadgets
  • Developing Share dialog gadgets
  • Developing Embedded Experience gadgets
  • Conclusion
  • Resources
  • Author biographies

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