The LinkedIn integration is fairly simple and intuitive to use. The following examples and screen shots illustrate how to use the integration functionality.

LinkedIn Sign in

If you are not already logged into LinikedIn with your current browser, the member and/or company profile fields prompt you to login when the Add or Edit screen displays inside ExtraView.

ExtraView Add screen to sign in with LinkedIn

Simply click on the “Sign in with LinkedIn” button, which will pop-up a window for you to enter your LinkedIn account email and password.

Sign into LinkedIn

Once you click the Ok, I’ll Allow it button on the pop-up window, the ExtraView screen will refresh and display the LinkedIn search buttons in place of the Sign in button.

ExtraView Add screen, signed into LinkedIn

Note: You only need to login to LInkedIn once in the browser you use with ExtraView; the browser will remember your login and automatically activate the LinkedIn integration the next time you navigate to an ExtraView screen with the member and/or company profile fields. In cases where you receive an error message due to session timeouts, simply refresh your browser screen or close your browser window and go back to the same page.

People Search

To find a person in LinkedIn, enter the name in the First Name and/or Last Name fields on the ExtraView screen, then click the People Search button:


Search for people

The member profile field displays the results of the search with the profile picture, name, degree distance, headline, and location of the members that match the name entered, along with a Select button next to each member. The name of the member is hyperlinked to the member’s profile page in LinkedIn.

Member Profile

To display the profile of a member listed in the People Search results inside ExtraView, click the Select button next to the member’s profile picture. This will display the member profile based on the configuration made by the ExtraView administrator. The following screenshot displays the member profile rendered with a configured layout:

Member Profile

The following screenshot displays the member profile rendered with the LinkedIn plugin:

Member Profile

The member’s profile URL is saved to the Profile URL field so that the next time the same ExtraView record is edited the member’s profile is displayed automatically (the Profile URL field may not be visible depending on your ExtraView site’s configuration). To search for and display the profile of a different member simply follow the instructions in the People Search section above.

Company Search

To find a company in LinkedIn, enter the name in the Company Name field on the ExtraView screen, then click the Company Search button:


LinkedIn Company Search

The company profile field displays the results of the search with the names of companies that match the name entered, along with a Select button next to each entry.

Company Profile

To display the profile of a company listed in the Company Search results inside ExtraView, click the Select button next to the company name. This will display the company profile based on the configuration made by the ExtraView administrator. The following screenshot displays the company profile rendered with a configured layout:

LinkedIn Company Profile

The following screenshot displays the company profile rendered with the LinkedIn plugin:

LinkedIn Company Profile

The company’s LinkedIn ID is saved to the Company ID field so that the next time the same ExtraView record is edited the company’s profile is displayed automatically (the Company ID field may not be visible depending on your ExtraView site’s configuration). To search for and display the profile of a different company simply follow the instructions in the Company Search section above.