Creating Links

Create a Link to Another Report

Note: The following steps do not apply to text objects. For more information, see Create a Link from a Text Object.
To add a link from a report object or image to another report:
  1. Click the Interactions tab.
  2. Click New, and then select Report Link. The Select window is displayed.
  3. Select a target report, and then click OK. The Create Report Link window is displayed.
  4. Verify the name of the target report. If you want to select a different target report, click Browse.
    Note: The source and target of report link should be based on the same data source. If you have multiple data sources, you are prompted to map the data sources to create the report link. For more information, see Map Data Sources.
    If the target report contains more than one section, then select the report section that you want to open first.
    Create Report Link Window with Section 3 Selected
  5. Click OK. The new report link is displayed on the Interactions tab in the right pane.
Double-click on an item in the report object (for example, a bar, a row in a table, a pie slice, and so on) to activate the report link. You are prompted to save changes to the report object before you can follow the link to the target report. To return to the source report object, use the button next to the target report name above the canvas.
Here is an example of the button that enables you to return to the source report object:
Button to Return to the Source Report Object
Button to Return to the Source Report Object

Create a Link to One or More Sections in a Report

Note: The following steps do not apply to text objects. For more information, see Create a Link from a Text Object.
To add a link from a report object, text, or image to a specific section in the same report:
  1. Click the Interactions tab.
  2. Click New, and then select Section Link. The Create Section Link window is displayed.
    Create Section Link Window
  3. Select All to link to all of the sections in the report or select a specific section (or sections) in the report.
    Note: The source and target of section link should be based on the same data source. If you have multiple data sources, you are prompted to map the data sources to create the section link. For more information, see Map Data Sources.
  4. Click OK. The new section link is displayed on the Interactions tab in the right pane. If you selected multiple sections, those links are displayed on the Interactions tab.
Alternatively, you can create a section link using the interactions view.

Create a Link to an External URL

You can add a link from a report object, text, or image to an external URL. The http:// part of the link is provided. The link can be relative to the current web application server. For example, you can link to a stored process, which means that you would not need to specify http://server-name:port because you are already logged on to that server.
Tip
Click the Link to Stored Process button in the Create External Link window to link to a stored process without having to enter the required link information.
Note: UTF-8 is supported for external URL links.
Note: The following steps do not apply to text objects. For more information, see Create a Link from a Text Object.
To add a link to an external URL:
  1. Click the Interactions tab.
  2. Click New, and then select External Link. The Create External Link window is displayed.
  3. Enter a Label and a URL for the link.
  4. (Optional) Click Link to Stored Process. The Open window is displayed. Select a stored process, and then click Open. The Label field shows the name of the stored process, and the URL field shows the link information for the stored process.
    Note: If the stored process accepts prompts, they are automatically added to the Parameters.
  5. (Optional) Click the add button to specify additional parameters for the link. You can specify the Format value option, a Source, and a Target. The Format value option applies only to dates and numbers. You can add multiple parameters.
    For example, you might have a report for your company’s product lines. When a user views the report, you want them to be able to double-click a product line in the line chart, and then link to a Google search for that product line. In the Create External Link window for this example, you would enter http://www.google.com/search as the URL, select ProductLine as the Source, and then enter q as the Target.
    Create External Link Window with Parameters for a Google Search
  6. Press Enter or Tab to activate the OK button. Click OK. The new external link is displayed on the Interactions tab in the right pane.
Double-click on a report object to link to the external URL.

Create a Link from a Text Object

You can add a link from text to an external URL, to another report, or to a specific section in the current report.
To add a link from a text object:
  1. Double-click inside a text object on the canvas and enter the text.
  2. Selecting some or all of the text, and then click the link button. Select Hyperlink. The Link Setup window is displayed.
  3. Select the link Type. The options are:
    External URL
    The link target is an external URL. For example, you might want to link some text to your company’s web page or Twitter feed. The link can be relative to the current web application server. Enter a URL. The http:// part of the link is provided.
    Report Link
    The link target is another report. Enter the name of the Target report or browse to find it. If the target report has multiple sections, you can select which report section opens first.
    Section Link
    If your report has multiple sections, then the link target can be a section in the report. Select a Target section from the list.
  4. Click OK. The link appears in the text object.
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