Glossary
CORS
Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) is an HTTP-header based mechanism that allows a server to indicate any origins (domain, scheme, or port) other than its own from which a browser should permit loading resources (Source: MDN).
Dialog view
A module view (or UI part) provided with the context contribution type DIALOG_VIEW
. It can be used in views of any module to open another module’s view inside a dialog. E.g., to create a task in Maintenance Management without leaving the current view.
Embedded view
A module view (or UI part) provided via the context contribution type EMBEDDED_VIEW
. It can be embedded in views of any module to show additional related information of other modules in the current context, without linking to the other view or duplicating the UI.
View
UI provided by an integrated module solving one or more use cases. The UI is displayed in the content area of the Nexeed Web Portal. A view has a corresponding entry in the navigation menu and can be navigated to by users with the respective permissions. Modules can provide multiple views on different locations in the navigation menu.