Make UI Action open a URL in a new tab in the browser.

[Egil Kjørstad]

I have a UI Action as a link on a form.
When clicked, the UI Action should open a URL in a new tab in the browser.
Seems like a simple thing, but I can't figure it out ...

In many cases the Community suggests window.open(url, '_blank'); -> don't work because not defined
Some suggest top.window.location = url; -> no reaction when executed
Then I found GlideNavigation - Client, but I can't make it work

My code:
function openURL() {
alert("Test"); //Popup ok, means the function is executed
url = 'https://google.no';
g_navigation.open(url); //No reaction and no error!
top.window.location = url; //No reaction and no error!
}

Can you give me a solution to this problem?

[Vishwa Pandya19]

Hello,

Try below code

function openURL() {
alert("Test"); //Popup ok, means the function is executed
var url = 'www.google.com';
window.open(url,'_blank');
}

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[Egil Kjørstad]

Thank's for your answer, but I can't get the code to work:

function openURL() {

    alert("Test"); //Popup ok, means the function is executed

    var url = 'www.google.com';

    window.open(url, '_blank'); // --->No action - no error

    alert("Test 2"); //--->No action - doesn't show the popup

}
--
Any idea on what I'm doing wrong?

[Egil Kjørstad]

This is the UI Action configuration:

[Vishwa Pandya19 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

All the codes provided above are working on my instance. 

You can try below as well may be this one works for you:

g_navigation.openPopup(url);

If my answer has helped you in any way please mark it as correct or helpful.