Creating a Link to a Report or to a Web Page :: SAS(R) Web Report Studio 4.2: User's Guide

Access the Report Linking Dialog Box for Images, Tables, or Graphs

You create report links by using the Report Linking dialog box while in Edit mode. To create a report link for images, tables, or graphs, complete these steps:

Right-click the report object, and then select Report Linking to open the Report Linking dialog box.

Report Linking Menu Item for a Tile Chart
For a link to an existing report, continue with the steps described in Linking to an Existing Report or Stored Process. For a link to a Web page, continue with the steps described in Linking to a Web Page.

Access the Report Linking Dialog Box for Text Objects

You create report links by using the Report Linking dialog box while in Edit mode. To create a report link for text objects, complete these steps:

In Edit mode, right-click on the text object, and then select Edit to open the Edit Text dialog box.
Enter the complete text that you want to display. Then highlight the text that you want to link from. Do not select anything other than plain text (no formatting changes).

Tip
Be careful not to select all the text in a paragraph.

Edit Text Dialog Box with Selected Text

Tip
If you are using Internet Explorer, and you want to create a link from text that is already a Web address (such as www.mycompany.com) or an e-mail address (such as myname@mycompany.com), do this instead: First, type in a temporary name that is not a valid URL (for example, wwwXmycompany.com), and select it. Click and fill in the Text Linking dialog box as described in Linking to a Web Page. Then click OK. Finally, change the temporary name in the text to the desired text (for example, change wwwXmycompany.com to wwwmycompany.com).
Click to open the Report Linking dialog box.
To link to a Web page, continue with the steps described in Linking to a Web Page.

Choosing a Link Destination

Linking to an Existing Report or Stored Process

To link to an existing report or stored process, complete these steps:

Start with the steps described in
- Access the Report Linking Dialog Box for Images, Tables, or Graphs
- Access the Report Linking Dialog Box for Text Objects
Select the Include report links check box to confirm that you want to create a report link.
Select a link destination of An existing report.
Select an existing report. The report name displays in the Report field.

Report Linking Dialog Box for a Link to an Existing Report
(Optional) Add tooltip text. The default tooltip text is View linked content.
If the destination report contains multiple sections or prompts, then click Set Up Destination Report to open the Set Up Destination Report dialog box and assign group break levels in the current report to prompts in the target report. If there are multiple sections, select one. If there are prompts, then specify the values that you want a report viewer to see when they link to the report.

If the destination report contains multiple sections, the Open to section drop-down list contains the names of the sections in the destination report. Select the section that you want for the initial section when a user clicks to follow a link.

If the destination report contains any prompts or if the report object in your source report contains any visible categories or occurs within a group break, a drop-down list displays for each prompt in the destination report. If none of the available items in the drop-down list provides the intended value for a given prompt, then leave the drop-down list unchanged.

Set Up Destination Report Dialog Box
The following are special considerations for text and image objects:
- Text objects uniquely allow you to create multiple report links, but the Set Up Destination Report button does not appear in the Report Linking dialog box.
- For image objects, if the destination report has multiple sections or contains prompts, the Set Up Destination Report button is available, but you cannot specify the data items corresponding to prompts in the destination report.
Click OK to close the Set Up Destination Report dialog box.
Click OK to close the Report Linking dialog box.

Linking to a Web Page

Type the URL for the Web page that you want to link to. When the user clicks to follow the link, the Web page opens in a separate browser window.

Start with the steps described in
- Access the Report Linking Dialog Box for Images, Tables, or Graphs
- Access the Report Linking Dialog Box for Text Objects
In the Report Linking dialog box, select the check box to make a link. (The name of the check box depends on the type of report object.) Then select A Web page for the Link destination.
Select the A Web page option.
Enter a value for the Web page URL.

Report Linking Dialog Box for a Text Object
(Optional) Add tooltip text. The default tooltip text is View linked content.
Click OK to close the Report Linking dialog box.

Creating a Link for a Group Break

To link to a report from a group break, complete these steps:

In the Table of Contents pane in Edit mode, select OptionsGroup Breaks Report Linking to open the Report Linking dialog box.
Specify what you want to link to by selecting an item (or items) in the Assign link(s) to: list.

Report Linking Dialog Box for Group Breaks
For a link to an existing report, continue with the steps described in Linking to an Existing Report or Stored Process. For a link to a Web page, continue with the steps described in Linking to a Web Page.

Understanding the Run-Time Behavior of Links

When you follow a Web link, a new browser window opens. The source report is not closed, so there is no link to return you to it.

When you follow a link to another report in SAS Web Report Studio, the target report displays in the primary SAS Web Report Studio window. A Return to previous report link is available. The return link also displays the name of the source report that you will return to. Click the link to return to the source report.