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A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) provides a standardised way of accessing resources using a given protocol. You will be familiar with the HTTP protocol, which provides access to documents on the World Wide Web; an HTTP URL may look something like http://wiki.overtech.com.au/ContactsLaw/. In this example, http is the protocol/scheme, wiki.overtech.com.au is the host and ContactsLaw is the path.
 
ContactsLaw provides its own URL protocol, which you can use to:
You can obtain a URL for a particular location/item in ContactsLaw by clicking the URL button. You can share ContactsLaw URLs with other members.

URL paths 

 

ContactsLaw URLs start with the contactslaw:// prefix, followed by the name of the application server and database; this prevents users from opening resources belonging to one firm's installation of ContactsLaw from a link targeting another firm's installation. 
contactslaw://database.applicationserver
This link will simply open ContactsLaw and connect to the specified server and database

contactslaw://applicationserver:1
This is a shorthand version of the above which assumes the default database name ("ContactsLaw").
 
contactslaw://-
You can use this special URL to open either the active instance of ContactsLaw, or to connect to the last server/database that was used.
The remainder of the path section of the URL depends on the type of resource you are trying to access:
/contact/20
This link navigates to contact #20; this is the contact number and should not be confused with the client number
/contact/20/files
This link navigates to contact #20 and then opens the Files tab
/contact/20/files/billing
This link navigates the contact #20, opens the Files tab and switches to the Billing view
/file/20.1
This link navigates to file 20.1; the conventions listed above also apply to file URLs
 
/document/100
This link opens the properties for document #100 (from which you can read/edit the document and more)
 
/chat/CG
This link starts a chat session with Clark Green (whose member code is CG)

/account/A1-1234
/account/Debtors
These links open the account transaction viewer for a particular general account. You can identify an account by its number or by it's control type.
 
/general/GP-001234
This link opens the general transaction GP-001234
 
/trust/TP-004321
This link opens the trust transaction TP-004321
 
/bill/20.1.1
This link opens bill #20.1.1
 
/journal/5678
This link opens an existing time record; the number depends on the journal entry and is not listed elsewhere in ContactsLaw
 
/task/8765
This link opens the properties for an existing task; the number depends on the task and is not listed elsewhere in ContactsLaw. Specify the word "new" instead of a number to create a new task.
 
/department/45
This link opens a tab for a particular department; the number depends on the department and is not listed elsewhere in ContactsLaw; the conventions shown for contact/file tabs also apply to department URLs
 
/workgroup/56
This link opens a tab for a particular workgroup; the number depends on the workgroup and is not listed elsewhere in ContactsLaw; the conventions shown for contact/file tabs also apply to workgroup URLs
 
/company/67
This link switches to a particular subsidiary company tab; the number is the company's contact number
 
/activity/DebtorReceipt
/activity/89
/activity/{3F2504E0-4F89-11D3-9A0C-0305E82C3301}
These links start activities in ContactsLaw. You can identify an activity by its internal name (first example), its number (second example, depends on the activity and is not listed elsewhere in ContactsLaw) or its GUID (third example, applies only to activities inside plug-ins).

You can pass additional information to the activity using name/value pairs in the query segment of the URL,
e.g: /activity/TransitCheque?Amount=300000&Purpose=Property%20settlement
 
/telephone/91002000
This link dials a telephone number and starts a journal to record the activity in ContactsLaw
 
/email/support@overtech.com.au
This link creates a new outgoing e-mail using a particular address; if the address matches a contact, that contact will be used as the addresee of the document
 
/portal
This link navigates to My Portal; the conventions used for contact/file tabs also apply to portal URLs
 
/practice
This link navigates to The Practice; the conventions used for contact/file tabs also apply to practice URLs
 
/settings
This link navigates to the application settings window

Other URLs 

ContactsLaw can also handle the tel: and callto: URL protocols, which are used to make outgoing calls. The first time you click a link to one of these URLs, Windows will prompt you to choose an application in which to open them.