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Insert Link Dialog Box

You can use the Insert Link dialog box to link an object to a specified target. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.

Designer displays the Insert Link dialog box when you select a specific object in the design area of a report, right-click it and select Link on the shortcut menu, or select the the ellipsis Ellipsis button in the value cell of the Link property or Detail Report property in the Report Inspector, and provides you with different options in the dialog box according to the type of the link (some types are available to specific report types only):

You see the following options for all the link types:

Conditional Link

Select to create a conditional link. Using a conditional link, you can link the object to different targets based on different conditions.

  • Add button Add button
    Select to add a new condition in the Edit Conditions dialog.
  • Edit button Edit button
    Select to edit the specified condition.
  • Trash Can button Remove button
    Select to delete the specified condition.
  • Move Up button Move Up button
    Select to move the specified condition higher in the condition box.
  • Move Down button Move Down button
    Select to move the specified condition lower in the condition box.
  • Others
    If you select the option, you can define to which target to link the object when none of the conditions you have specified is met.

Link Type

Select the type of the link target for the object if it is not a conditional link or for the object under the selected condition if it is a conditional link.

More

Designer displays this button for the Report, Master/Detail Report, and Content link types. Select it to get more link options.

OK

Select to apply your settings and close the dialog box.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Help

Select to view information about the dialog box.

Report Link Type

You can use this link type to link the object to a report.

Insert Link dialog box - Report

You see the following options for the Report link type:

Report

Specify the target report. Select Browse to modify the desired report in the Select a Report dialog box.

Report Tab

Designer displays the option when the trigger object is in a page report. Select the linked report tab from the drop-down list.

Target

Select the window or frame in which to load the linked report at runtime. Server applies the target only when users trigger the link in Page Report Studio and Web Report Studio; when users trigger the link in JDashboard, except for Same Frame, Server treats all the other targets as New Window.

  • <Server Setting>
    Select to load the linked report according to setting on Server: for page report, it is specified by the Pop Up New Window for Links option in the Profile > Configure Profile > Page Report Studio > Properties > Default tab; for web report and library component, by the Target of Detail Table Report and Links option in the Profile > Configure Profile > Web Report Studio > Properties tab.
  • Same Frame
    Select to load the linked report into the same frame as the primary report.
  • Whole Window
    Select to load the linked report into the full browser window.
  • New Window
    Select to load the linked report into a new window. This window is not named.
  • Parent Frame
    Select to load the linked report into the parent frame of the frame in which the primary report is.
  • Other Frame
    Select to load the linked report into some other specified frame. If the frame name does not exist, Server loads the linked report into a new window.

Filter tab

You can use this tab to specify the filter conditions based on which to set up the link relationship between the primary report and the linked report.

  • Components
    This box lists the components in the linked report that you select to link with the primary report.
    • Add button Add button
      Select to add a component in the linked report to interlink with the primary report.
    • Edit button Edit button
      Select to edit the component in the linked report to interlink with the primary report.
    • Trash Can button Remove button
      Select to delete the specified component.
  • Default Linked Component
    Select the component to display by default in the linked report when the link is triggered in the exported results
  • Field Conditions
    This box lists the filter conditions that you set between the primary report and the linked report.
    • Fields (Primary)
      This column shows the fields in the primary report that you select to set up the conditions.
    • OP
      This column shows the operators that you select to compose the conditions. You can use the following operators: "=", "<>", "<", ">", "<=", ">=", and "IN".
    • Fields (Linked)
      This column shows the fields that you select in the linked report to set up the conditions.
    • Add button Add button
      Select o add a new condition line.
    • Trash Can button Remove button
      Select to delete the specified conditions.
  • Pass on-screen filters to the linked components
    Select to apply the on-screen filters which refer to the filters created via filter controls in the primary report to the selected components of the linked report.
    • Mapping Table
      Designer enables this button when the trigger component in the primary report and the selected component in the linked report use different datasets. Select it to open the Mapping Table dialog to define the mapping relationship based on which to pass the on-screen filters in the primary report to the linked report.

Parameters tab

Designer enables the tab when the linked report uses parameters. You can use it to assign values to the parameters of the linked report automatically.

  • Parameter from Linked Report
    This column shows the parameters in the linked report to which you select to assign values.
  • Field from Primary Report
    This column shows the fields in the primary report the values of which you want to assign to parameters of the linked report. When you select a parameter field, you can choose to assign its current value or initial value to the parameter of the linked report.
    • Current Value
      Select to assign the most recently specified value of the primary report parameter to the parameter of the linked report.
    • Initial Value
      Select to assign the original value of the primary report parameter to the parameter of the linked report.

Advanced tab

You can use this tab to pass the values of the filter objects such as filter controls in the primary report to those in the linked report. Designer disables the tab when the trigger object is in a library component.

  • Primary Report Property/Object
    This column shows the filter objects in the primary report the values of which you select to pass to those in the linked report. Select the ellipsis Ellipsis button in each cell to select a filter object in the primary report.
  • Linked Report Property/Object
    This column shows the filter objects in the linked report which you select to apply the values passed from filter objects in the primary report. Select the ellipsis Ellipsis button in each cell to select a filter object in the linked report. You need to make sure that values of the filter object in the primary report can be applied to the filter object in the linked report in the same line.
  • Add button Add button
    Select to add a new line to pass values between the filter objects in the primary report and the linked report.
  • Trash Can button Remove button
    Select to delete the specified lines.

Pass style group information down to linked report

Select to apply the style group of the primary report to the linked report.

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Master/Detail Report Link Type

Designer displays the Master/Detail Report link type only when the object is in a page report that uses query resources. You can use this link type to link the object to a detail report.

Insert Link dialog box - Master/Detail Report

You see the following options for the Master/Detail Report link type:

Report

Specify the report in which the detail report tab is. Select Browse to modify the desired report in the Select a Report dialog box.

Report Tab

Select the target detail report tab from the drop-down list.

Component

Specify the component in the detail report tab to interlink with the master report. Select Browse to add the components. You can add more than one component as long as the components are based on the same dataset.

Target

Select the window or frame where to load the detail report at runtime.

  • <Server Setting>
    Select to load the detail report according to setting of the Pop up New Window for Links option in the Profile > Configure Profile > Page Report Studio > Properties > Default tab on Server.
  • Same Frame
    Select to load the detail report into the same frame as the master report.
  • Whole Window
    Select to load the detail report into the full browser window.
  • New Window
    Select to load the detail report into a new window, which is not named. If you select this target, Server opens the detail report independently when you trigger the link at runtime, meaning, Server does not apply the join and filter conditions that you set between the master report and detail report.
  • Parent Frame
    Select to load the detail report into the parent frame of the frame in which the master report is.
  • Other Frame
    Select to load the detail report into some other specified frame. If the frame name does not exist, Page Report Studio loads the detail report into a new window.

Anchor

Specify the relationships between the master report and the detail report.

  • Column in Detail
    Select the field in the detail report that you want to use to link the detail report with the master.
  • OP
    Select the operator to set up the relationship. You can use the following operators: "=", "<>", "<", ">", "<=", and ">=".
  • Column in Master
    Select the field in the master report to set up the relationship.

Conditions tab

You can use this tab to specify the filter conditions between the master report and the detail report.

  • Fields (Master Report)
    This column shows the fields that you select in the master report to set up the conditions.
  • OP
    This column shows the operators that you select to compose the conditions. You can use the following operators: "=", "<>", "<", ">", "<=", and ">=".
  • Fields (Detail Report)
    This column shows the fields that you select in the detail report to set up the conditions.
  • More
    This column shows the relationships between two conditions. It can be "AND" or "OR".
  • Add button Add button
    Select to add a new condition line.
  • Trash Can button Remove button
    Select to delete the specified conditions.

Parameters tab

Designer enables this tab when you have applied at least one parameter in the filters of the queries that the detail report uses. You can use it to assign values to the parameters of the detail report automatically.

  • Parameters (Detail Report)
    This column shows the parameters in the detail report to which you select to assign values.
  • Column (Master Report)
    This column shows the fields in the master report the values of which you select to assign to parameters of the detail report.

Use the same encoding and DB setting for the detail report as that of the master report

Select to apply the encoding and DB settings of the master report to the detail report.

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URL Link Type

You can use this link type to link the object to a location specified by a URL.

Insert Link dialog box - URL

You see the following options for the URL link type:

Hyperlink

Specify the URL of the location to link with the object.

Target

Select the window or frame in which to load the location specified by the URL at runtime. Server applies the target only when users trigger the link in Page Report Studio and Web Report Studio; when users trigger the link in JDashboard, except for Same Frame, Server treats all the other targets as New Window.

  • <Server Setting>
    Select to load the location specified by the URL according to setting on Server: for page report, it is specified by the Pop Up New Window for Links option in the Profile > Configure Profile > Page Report Studio > Properties > Default tab; for web report and library component, by the Target of Detail Table Report and Links option in the Profile > Configure Profile > Web Report Studio > Properties tab.
  • Same Frame
    Select to load the location specified by the URL into the same frame that contains the link.
  • Whole Window
    Select to load the location specified by the URL into the full browser window.
  • New Window
    Select to load the location specified by the URL into a new window. This window is not named.
  • Parent Frame
    Select to load the location specified by the URL into the parent frame of the frame that contains the link.
  • Other Frame
    Select to load the location specified by the URL into some other specified frame. If the frame name does not exist, Server loads the location into a new window.

IE Navigate2 Flags

Designer displays this button when the object is in a web report table. You can select it to set the IE Navigate2 flags that you want to use to control the behavior of IE when loading the location specified by the URL with Internet Explorer at runtime.

  • Flags
    This panel lists all the flags of the IE Navigate2 method. Select the flags you need.

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E-mail Link Type

You can use this link type to link the object to an email address.

Insert Link dialog box - E-mail

You see the following options for the E-mail link type:

Hyperlink

Specify the email address to which you want to link the object.

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Content Link Type

You can use this link type to link the object to a Blob data type field.

Insert Link dialog box - Content

You see the following options for the Content link type:

Query

Select the data resource which contains the required Blob data type field.

Content Type

Select the content type for the Blob type data. Select Formula button if you want to bind the content type with a field in the selected data resource, or use a formula to control the type.

File Name

Specify the file name for the linked Blob type data. Select Formula button if you want to specify a field or formula to control the name.

Content

Select the Blob data type field in the specified data resource.

Filter tab

You can use this tab to specify the link conditions between the data resource used by the current report and the data resource that contains the linked Blob content.

  • Field Conditions
    This box lists the filter conditions that you add between the two data resources.
    • Fields (Primary)
      This column shows the fields that you select from the data resource used by the current report.
    • OP
      This column shows the operators to compose the conditions. It can be "=", "<>", "<", ">", "<=", ">=", or "IN".
    • Fields (Linked)
      This column shows the fields that you select in the data resource containing the linked Blob content, which are of the same data type as the selected fields in the data resource used by the current report.
    • Add button Add button
      Select to add a new condition line.
    • Trash Can button Remove button
      Select to delete the specified conditions.

Parameters tab

Designer enables the tab when the data resource that contains the linked Blob content uses parameters. You can use it to assign values to the parameters automatically.

  • Parameters
    This column shows the parameters in the data resource containing the linked Blob content, to which you select to assign values.
  • Value
    This column shows the fields the values of which you select to assign to the parameters. You can select from all the fields in the data resource used by the current report, which are of the same data type as the parameters in the data resource containing the linked Blob content.

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