Launching External Browser Behavior

Launching External Browser Behavior

Overview

Links can be launched in Pulsar through many paths.

Default Behavior

  • Salesforce-authenticated URLs will open inside the Pulsar app.

  • External URLs will open in the system browser.

Overriding Default Behavior

“global setting” is the pulsar.links.LaunchExternalBrowser, explained further below

Launch Path

Can be overridden by…

Launch Path

Can be overridden by…

JSAPI displayURL

externalBrowser argument

global setting

PSL DisplayURL

OpenInExternalBrowser argument

global setting

links in SObject URL Fields

 

global setting

links in SObject RichText Fields

 

global setting

HTML links

 

global setting

Overriding Default Behavior via Global Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

Global Launch External Browser Override

Key

pulsar.links.LaunchExternalBrowser

Value

TRUE or FALSE

Default Value (if any)

not defined

Compatibility

Pulsar v18 +

iOS
Windows
Android

Description

pulsar.links.LaunchExternalBrowser is a Pulsar setting that is not defined by default. The setting can be set to TRUE or FALSE to force Salesforce and external URLs to launch in the same way.

Notes/Comments

 

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