After the Integration Setup steps have been completed, your ExtraView site needs to be configured to utilize the functionality provided by the LinkedIn integration. The following instructions guide you in the mandatory and optional configuration steps for this purpose.
Required Fields
The LinkedIn integration depends on the following fields for normal operation. The field name and display type must configured as indicated below; the title and other attributes can be configured as desired. Some fields are for member profile and others are for company profile display; you may choose to use all fields or just the fields for the member profile or company profile display.
| Name | Title | Display Type | Purpose |
| LINKEDIN_FIRST_NAME | First Name | Text Field | Search for member profile; store member’s first name |
| LINKEDIN_LAST_NAME | Last Name | Text Field | Search for member profile; store member’s last name |
| LINKEDIN_KEYWORDS | Keywords | Text Field | Search for member profile |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_URL | Profile URL | Text Field | Store member’s profile URL for automatic loading of member profile |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE | Custom | Display of member profile | |
| LINKEDIN_COMPANY_NAME | Company Name | Text Field | Search for member or company profile; store company’s name |
| LINKEDIN_COMPANY_ID | Company ID | Text Field | Store company’s ID for automatic loading of company profile |
| LINKEDIN_COMPANY_PROFILE | Custom | Display of company profile |
Layout Configuration
Add the integration required fields to the Add and/or Edit screens, or embedded layouts. You may choose to use all fields, or just the member profile or company profile fields.
The LINKEDIN_PROFILE and LINKEDIN_COMPANY_PROFILE fields support the HEIGHT and SIZE (for width) layout cell attributes to control the dimensions of the profile content. The default height and width of the profile content is 60 and 550, respectively, in pixels. However, note that the height of the field is automatically re-sized to 250 pixels upon search and select operations.
The LINKEDIN_PROFILE_URL and LINKEDIN_COMPANY_ID fields may be hidden from view (since they are not meant for user input) with the following layout cell attributes:
| Attribute Type | Value | Purpose |
| LABEL TAG | style=’display:none’ | Hide the title of the field |
| STYLE | display:none | Hide the value of the field |
The following screenshot illustrates how the integration required fields are configured on a layout:
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LinkedIn Plugin
The member profile and company profile content displayed in the LINKEDIN_PROFILE and LINKEDIN_COMPANY_PROFILE fields, respectively, can be displayed using the LinkedIn plugins Full Member Profile and Company Profile. This functionality is available without any further configuration work. The following screenshots show how the member profile and company profile content is displayed in ExtraView by the LinkedIn plugins:
LinkedIn member plugin
LinkedIn company plugin
Profile Layouts
Member profile and company profile information can be displayed using separate layouts configured with only the specific fields desired, as opposed to the information displayed by the LinkedIn plugins, which are not configurable. The following layout types must be created to support this profile layout method:
| Name | Title | Usage | Purpose |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_LAYOUT | LinkedIn Profile Layout | Screen | Display of member profile |
| LINKEDIN_COMPANY_LAYOUT | LinkedIn Company Layout | Screen | Display of company profile |
These layout types are directly related to the LINKEDIN_PROFILE and LINKEDIN_COMPANY_PROFILE required integration fields created above. The LINKEDIN_PROFILE custom field is rendered on the Add and Edit screens based to the layout created with LINKEDIN_PROFILE_LAYOUT layout type. Similarly, the LINKEDIN_COMPANY_PROFILE custom field is rendered based on the layout of LINKEDIN_COMPANY_LAYOUT layout type.
LinkedIn member profile generated
LinkedIn company profile generated
Next, add new layouts based on the layout types created above, and configure the new layouts with any of the following supported fields (which must also be created). Note that the specific fields listed below are only supported for the layout types indicated! For documentation brevity, all the profile supported fields are of display type Custom.
The custom profile fields support the following layout cell attributes only: ALTERNATE FIELD TITLE, STYLE, LABEL TAG, and VALUE TAG. Also column and row span is supported to a limited extent (with no gaps or empty cells).
For aesthetic purposes, the following layout cell attributes are recommended for all profile fields:
| Attribute Type | Value | Purpose |
| LABEL TAG | style=’color:#747474′ | Enhance the color of the field title |
| STYLE | color:#555555 | Enhance the color of the field value |
Member Profile Fields
The following fields are supported on the layout created based on the LINKEDIN_PROFILE_LAYOUT layout type:
| Name | Title | Purpose |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_PICTURE | Member’s profile picture | |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_HEADER | Name | Member’s formatted name, degree distance, vCard link, headline, and location name |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_CURRENT | Current | List of member’s current positions (up to three) |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_PAST | Past | List of member’s previous positions (up to three) |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_EDUCATION | Education | List of member’s education, including school name, field of study, start and end dates, degree, activities, notes |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_SUMMARY | Summary | Text description of member’s profile |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_SPECIALTIES | Specialties | Text description of member’s specialties |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_SKILLS | Skills | List of skills member has |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_INDUSTRY | Industry | Industry member belongs to |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_NETWORK | Network | Network member belongs to |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_CONNECTIONS | Connections | Number of connections member has (note: connections list is not available) |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_RECOMMENDS | Recommendations | Number of recommendations member has, including type and recommender |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_LANGUAGES | Languages | List of languages member knows |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_ADDRESS | Address | Member’s main address |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_DOB | Birth Date | Member’s birth date |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_PHONES | Phones | List of phone numbers for member |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_ASSOCIATIONS | Associations | Text description of member’s associations |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_GROUPS | Groups | List of groups followed by the member |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_HONORS | Honors | Text description of honors member has |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_INTERESTS | Interests | Text description of member’s interests |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_PUBLICATIONS | Publications | List of publications authored by member, including link to publication, publisher name, date, authors, and summary |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_UPDATES | Network Updates | List of recent updates for member’s profile, such as connection updates, profile changes, joining groups, etc. Not all updates are supported. (Note: This field invokes an additional call to LinkedIn servers.) |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_POSITIONS | Positions | List of all positions the member has had, including title, company (name, type, size, industry, ticker), start and end dates, and summary |
The following screenshot shows a layout created based on the LINKEDIN_PROFILE_LAYOUT layout type with some of the member profile fields configured:
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Company Profile Fields
The following fields are supported on the layout created based on the LINKEDIN_COMPANY_LAYOUT layout type:
| Name | Title | Purpose |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_LOGO | Company logo | |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_NAME | Name | Company name |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_WEBSITE_URL | Website | Company website address |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_EMP_COUNT | Employees | Number of employees at company, represented as a range |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_DESCRIPTION | Description | Text description of company |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_LOCATIONS | Locations | List of addresses and phone numbers for company |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_COMPANY_TYPE | Type | Type of company, such as public, private, government, etc. |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_INDUSTRY | Industry | Industry associated with company |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_STOCK_EXCH | Stock Exchange | The stock exchange the company is in (for public companies only) |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_TICKER | Ticker | Company identifier for the stock exchange the company is in (for public companies only) |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_STATUS | Status | Company status, such as operating, out of business, acquired, etc. |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_FOLLOWERS | Followers | Number of followers for company |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_BLOG_URL | Blog URL | Company’s blog URL |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_FOUNDED | Year Founded | Year the company was founded |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_END_YEAR | End Year | Year the company was closed or acquired |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_SPECIALTIES | Specialties | List of specialties for company |
| LINKEDIN_PROFILE_EMAIL_DOMAINS | Email Domains | Company’s email domains |
The following screenshot shows a layout created based on the LINKEDIN_COMPANY_LAYOUT layout type with some of the company profile fields configured:
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