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What is force com canvas?
Force.com Canvas is a Salesforce feature available on the Developer Edition. It helps app developers integrate their third-party applications to the Salesforce.com platform. Force.com Canvas connects both existing and new applications to the Salesforce platform and makes them available to an organization’s network.
What are canvas apps in Salesforce?
Canvas enables you to easily integrate a third-party application in Salesforce. Canvas is a set of tools and JavaScript APIs that you can use to expose an application as a canvas app. This means you can take your new or existing applications and make them available to your users as part of their Salesforce experience.
How does Salesforce post to CANVAS app work?
Salesforce performs a POST to the canvas app with all the authorization information contained in the body of the signed request, including the refresh token. If the user has previously approved the app and the access hasn’t been revoked or expired, Salesforce performs a POST to the canvas app with a signed request payload.
Where do I find the API name of a CANVAS app?
API name of the canvas app. This name is defined when the canvas app is created and can be viewed in the Canvas App Previewer. Either developerName or referenceId is required. The location in the application where the canvas app is currently being called from.
Can a force com CANVAS app be included in Lightning?
Enables you to include a Force.com Canvas app in a Lightning component. Enables you to include a Force.com Canvas app in a Lightning component. Name or label of the canvas app. Used to display the app’s name while Canvas is loading.
Is the CANVAS app available to all users?
The signed request authorization flow varies depending on whether the canvas app’s Permitted Users field is set to “Admin approved users are pre-authorized” or “All users may self-authorize.” The app is accessible to users as soon as the administrator installs it in the organization and configures which users can see it.