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Configure Acrolinx for XMetaL.

Enable Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)

Even though XMetaL isn't a web application, it uses Internet Explorer to load the Sidebar. This means you need to enable Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) on your Acrolinx Platform. Check out this article on how to enable CORS.

Optional: Specify your Acrolinx URL with an MSI Installer Property

If you use the MSI installer properties to automate the installation of Acrolinx for XMetaL, you can now also specify your Acrolinx URL. This means writers don't have to enter this information themselves. To set your Acrolinx URL, use the property ACROLINX_SERVER_ADDRESS.

Property

Description

ACROLINX_SERVER_ADDRESS

Specify the Acrolinx URL.

Example

msiexec /i XMetaLSidebar.msi /qn ACROLINX_SERVER_ADDRESS=https://demo-inc.acrolinx.com

Note

Note: This property works for first-time installations only. The property gets ignored during an update and whichever Acrolinx URL is currently configured gets used instead.

Optional: Embed Check Data

Acrolinx for XMetaL supports embedding your check results directly in your document.

Here’s an example of how embedded check data looks for XML documents:

Example

acrolinxCheckData score="82" scorecardUrl=">SERVER_ADDRESS</output/en/gear_pump_xhtml_admin_38616c5a5ff3e6fe_1_report.html" timeStarted="2017-10-10T06:24:03Z" status="green"

To learn more,see our article Embed Check Data for Sidebar Integrations.