INT-2243 How to reproduce embedded interface design issues

Purpose

Reproducing design issues often helps us understand the issue better and/or makes it easier to report to Engineering if necessary. The following article describes how to create an embedded interface from your local machine for use in reproducing issues related to embedded interfaces.

Instructions

Follow the below steps to install Apache web server on your local machine:

1. Download the latest version of the httpd-2.4.XX-win64-VS17.zip file from the Apache Lounge.
2. Unzip the files.
3. Copy the Apache2x folder into C:\.
4. In the command prompt, run httpd.exe from C:\Apache2x\bin.
5. Test the setup by going to http://localhost:80. If the install is successful, you should be directed to the default html page.

Once Apache Web Server is installed on your local machine, follow the below steps to create an embedded interface:

1. Complete the pre-requisite setup steps. 
   • If using an internal dev site with native login, skip the Authentication section. 
   • If using your local machine, add localhost to the Embedded Interfaces section of the Admin Console.
2. Open index.html in a text editor, i.e. Notepad++, located at C:\Apache2x\htdocs\.
3. Configure your embedded interface following Appian's Embedded Interface documentation.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Apache Web Server 2.X.

Last Reviewed: May 2023