Insert Link dialog for web report/library component

The dialog appears when you select a specified object in the design area in a web report or library component, right-click it and select Link from the shortcut menu, or click the button in the value cell of the Link property in the Report Inspector. It helps you to link the object to a report, a website or an e-mail address as required.

Conditional Link

Specifies whether it is a conditional link. If checked, the object can be linked to different targets based on different conditions.

• 
  Adds a new condition in the Edit Conditions dialog.
• 
  Edits the selected condition.
• 
  Removes the selected condition.
• 
  Moves the selected condition one step up.
• 
  Moves the selected condition one step down.
• Others
  If checked, you can define to which target the object will be linked when none of the conditions you have specified is met.

Link Type

Specifies 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. It can be one of the following:

• Report
• URL
• E-mail

Advanced

Displays the advanced settings. Available only for the Report link type.

OK

Accepts the linking result and closes the dialog.

Cancel

Cancels the linking process and exits the dialog.

Help

Displays this help document.

Report

It helps you to link the object to a report. See the dialog.

Report

Specifies the target report. Click the Browse button to select the desired report in the Select a Report dialog.

Target

Specifies the window or frame in which to load the linked report. Applied only when the link is triggered Web Report Studio; when triggered in JDashboard, except for Same Frame, all the other targets are treated as New Window.

• <Server Setting>
  Loads the linked 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 JReport Server.
• Same Frame
  Loads the linked report into the same frame as the primary report.
• Whole Window
  Loads the linked report into the full browser window.
• New Window
  Loads the linked report into a new window. This window is not named.
• Parent Frame
  Loads the linked report into the parent frame of the frame in which the primary report is.
• Other Frame
  Loads the linked report into some other specified frame. If the frame name does not exist, the linked report will be loaded into a new window.

Conditions tab

Specifies the link conditions between the primary report and the linked report.

• Components
  Specifies the components in the linked report that will be interlinked with the primary report.
  • 
    Adds a component in the linked report to be interlinked with the primary report.
  • 
    Edits the component in the linked report to be interlinked with the primary report.
  • 
    Removes the selected component from the Component in Report Tab box.
• Default Linked Component
  Specifies the default linked component in the linked report.
• Field Conditions
  Lists all the fields that are used in the link conditions between the primary report and the linked report.
  • Fields(Primary)
    Lists the selected fields of the primary report.
  • OP
    Specifies the operator to set up links between the primary report and linked report.
  • Fields(LinkedReport)
    Lists the DBFields in the datasets of the linked report which are of the same data type as the selected fields in the primary report.
  • 
    Adds a new field condition line to set up link between the primary report and the linked report.
  • 
    Removes the selected field condition.

Parameters tab

This tab is available when the linked report uses parameters. It helps you to assign values to the parameters of the linked report automatically.

• Parameters
  Lists all parameters contained in the datasets of the linked report.
• Value
  Lists all the DBFields, formulas, summaries and parameters in the datasets of the primary report which are of the same data type as the parameters of the linked report. Select the field the value of which you want to assign to parameter of the linked report from the drop-down list.

Pass style group information down to linked report

Specifies whether or not to apply the style group of the primary report to the linked report.

URL

It helps you to link the object to a location specified by a URL. See the dialog.

Hyperlink

Specifies the URL of the location that the object will be linked to.

• Add Dynamic Field
  Opens the Select Field dialog to insert a field into the URL.

Target

Specifies the window or frame in which to load the location specified by the URL. Applied only when the link is triggered in Web Report Studio; when triggered in JDashboard, except for Same Frame, all the other targets are treated as New Window.

• <Server Setting>
  Loads the linked file according to setting of the Pop Up New Window for Links option in the Profile > Configure Profile > Page Report Studio > Properties > Default tab on JReport Server.
• Same Frame
  Loads the linked file into the same frame as the link.
• Whole Window
  Loads the linked file into the full browser window.
• New Window
  Loads the linked file into a new window. This window is not named.
• Parent Frame
  Loads the linked file into the parent frame of the frame that contains the link.
• Other Frame
  Loads the linked file into some other specified frame. If the frame name does not exist, the linked file will be loaded into a new window.

E-mail

It helps you to link the object to an e-mail address. See the dialog.

Hyperlink

Specifies the e-mail address that the object will be linked to. For details, see E-mail.

• Add Dynamic Field
  Opens the Select Field dialog to insert a field into the e-mail address.

Related topic:

• Binding a link to a label