1. Building Responsive Applications with Visual Builder Studio
  2. Develop Applications
  3. Work With Components
  4. Work With Custom Web Components
  5. Work with the Component Exchange
  6. Get Components From the Component Exchange

Get Components From the Component Exchange

If your administrator has associated your instance with the Component Exchange, you can use the Components tab in the Navigator to add and manage those components.

To add a component from the Component Exchange:

  1. Open the Components tab in the Navigator.
    Alternatively, in the Components palette, select Get Components in the Components Menu, or click Search Exchange that is displayed in the palette when you use the palette’s filter field.
  2. Locate the component you want to install and click Install.

    Before you install, double-click the component to open it in the canvas area and learn more about it. You can view detailed information such as its features and steps on how to use the component. Take note especially of the VB Characteristics detail that tells whether the component will show in the Components palette.
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After you install the component, it's added to your Components palette. You can now drag the new component onto the canvas and use it in your pages.

Note:

If the component you installed does not show in the Components palette, open it from the Components pane and check VB Characteristics to see why. For example:
  • If you installed a Redwood pattern that's meant to be a page template (for example, the Data Authoring Page Template), you'll find it in the Create Page dialog, not in the Components palette.
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  • If you installed a deprecated component (indicated by the Deprecated badge), it will likely show in the Components palette, but you'll need to select Show Deprecated in the Components Menu to be able to see it.

    Some components (like oj-dynamic-), in addition to being deprecated, may be legacy components that have been replaced by variants. While these legacy components can still be installed, they won't show in the Components palette because they cannot be readily dragged and dropped onto pages. You'll need to use the Page Designer's Code view to use these components in your pages.