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Managing extensions

Extensions are managed in the management console on the Extensions page.

Extensions that contain resource requests to external resources must have its origins allowlisted in the Content Security Policy, else the extension will be blocked from rendering.

Tip: We recommend reviewing extensions and their code before uploading. See Visualization extensions for more information.

Extensions overview

In the Extensions page of the management console, the following properties are shown.

Extensions properties
Property Description

Name

This is the metadata name contained in the QEXT file, which is different from the QEXT filename.

Description

Short description of the extension.

Tags

Tags for filtering.

Author

Creator of the extension.

QEXT filename

Identifier that must be unique. Filename of the extension definition file. Different from the name of the extension.

QEXT version

Metadata version contained in the QEXT file.

Published

Date of publishing.

In the table, sort by using the arrows in the properties header. Filter by using the Tags drop-down menu, or by selecting the tags in the table.

Extensions with external resources

Extensions that contain resource requests to external resources must have its origins allowlisted in the Content Security Policy, else the extension will be blocked from rendering.

Warning: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 does not support Content Security Policy. Extensions, themes and maps that uses external resources will be blocked when using that browser due to this limitation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.

See also: Managing Content Security Policy

Unsupported file formats

Maximum size of a file within an extension folder is 250 MB.

Due to security, extensions are not allowed to contain files with disallowed MIME types. Upload will fail if your extension for example contains a executable file or a zip file. The following MIME types are disallowed:

  • 'application/octet-stream'
  • 'application/x-coredump'
  • 'application/x-dosexec'
  • 'application/x-executable'
  • 'application/x-java-applet'
  • 'application/x-object'
  • 'application/x-sharedlib'
  • 'application/zip'
  • 'text/x-shellscript'
  • 'text/x-awk'
  • 'text/x-gawk'
  • 'text/x-msdos-batch'
  • 'text/x-nawk'
  • 'text/x-php'
Note: All files in an extension must have a file name and a file extension. Files that are not complying to this will be ignored. Examples of ignored files: .gitignore and README.

Adding a new extension

Do the following:

  1. In the management console, go to the Extensions section and click Add in upper the right-hand corner.

  2. In the pop-up, click Browse to select an extension file, or drop a file in the designated area.

    Note: You cannot upload an extension with the same QEXT filename as an existing one.

  3. Optionally, add tags.

  4. Click Publish.

  5. If the extension you just uploaded contain external resources, you need to allowlist the origins in the Content Security Policy. See Managing Content Security Policy.

Editing an extension

You can edit one extension at a time.

Do the following:

  1. To the left in the table, select the check box for the extension you want to edit.

  2. In the upper the right-hand corner, click Edit.

    The editing panel is displayed with options for replacing the existing extension and adding or removing tags.

  3. Make your edits and save.

Deleting an extension

Do the following:

  1. To the left in the table, select the check boxes for the extensions you want to delete.
  2. In the upper the right-hand corner, click Delete.
Note: Deletion of extensions can affect all resources. All users within a tenant are affected by a deletion.