Web Video

Function

a!webVideo( source, tooltip, showWhen )

Displays a video from the web for use in a video field.

Parameters

Name	Keyword	Types	Description
Source	source	SafeURI	Location of the video. See SafeURI.
Tooltip	tooltip	Text	Optional text to display in the mouseover text for the video.
Visibility	showWhen	Boolean	Determines whether the component is displayed on the interface. When set to false, the component is hidden and is not evaluated. Default: true.

Usage considerations

Using the source parameter

• The source parameter must contain a URL that links directly to the source video. A URL to a website containing a video (for example, a Youtube link) will not work.
• Appian documents cannot be used as the source video.

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this component's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Incompatible
Offline Mobile	Incompatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process report.
Process Events	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.

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