Insert Link dialog

This dialog appears when you right-click an object, click Link on the shortcut menu. It helps you to link the object to a report, a location specified by a URL, or 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.

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:

Advanced

Displays the advanced setting. Available to the Report link type only.

OK

Applies the settings and closes the dialog.

Cancel

Cancels the changes and exits the dialog.

Help

Displays this help document.

Link to Report

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

Report

Specifies the target linked 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.

Conditions tab

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

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.

Link to URL

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

Hyperlink

Specifies the URL for the hyperlink that is to be used to link the object. Fields can work in the hyperlink only when they are inserted via the Add Dynamic Field option.

Target

Specifies the window or frame in which to load the location specified by the URL.

Link to E-mail

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

Hyperlink

Specifies the e-mail address that the object will be linked to. Then after you click the trigger object, an e-mail will be popped with the information specified in the Hyperlink box. You can then further customize the e-mail and send it.

Enter the e-mail address in the Hyperlink box using the syntax sAddress[sHeaders]. The following are details about the syntax:

Hyperlink examples:

Note: Fields can work in the hyperlink only when they are inserted via the Add Dynamic Field option.

Add Dynamic Field

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

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