Create Variable Go Links
Variable Go Links redirect to specific destinations when a custom value like a ticket # are added, powering hundreds of pages within a website. Users can make any part of an URL variable with a denotation and append Go Link URL to target specific destinations such as search results page or support tickets.
How to create a Variable Go Link
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Click on “New Go Link” on your Go Links dashboard or Glean Home Page.
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Fill in the Destination URL and identify the part of the URL (parameter) to make variable and replace it with
{*}
. You will see “Variable” pop up when it detects a**{*}
**.
- Example:
glean.atlassian.net/123
->glean.atlassian.net/{*}
- Fill in “Default Go Link to”. This is to specify the default destination URL for the Go Link without a variable.
- Example: You can specify go/jira to be redirected to glean.atlassian.net
Note: When typing a variable Go Link, the substitution would be denoted by another “/” following go/jira (E.g. go/jira/123). There can be multiple variable substitutions in a single URL (E.g. go/jira/123/abc)
Examples
Use Variable Go Links to quickly navigate to search result pages
https://app.glean.com/search?q={*}
->https://app.glean.com/search?q=expense-policy
https://github.com/search?q={*}
->https://github.com/search?q=fastapi
*Note that Variable Go Links support spaces (E.g. you can search for “how do go links work” using “go/glean/how do go links work”
Use Variable Go Links to quickly navigate to specific issues and tickets
https://app.atlassian.net/browse/PROD-{*}
->https://app.atlassian.net/browse/PROD-79845
https://github.com/product/{*}/issues/{*}
->https://github.com/product/featureX/issues/BUG-1234
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