Adding a Hyperlink to Ad Hoc View Dashlets

When working with Ad Hoc view dashlets in the Dashboard Designer, you can specify a link that opens when a user clicks the dashlet. You can optionally include a parameter that references an existing filter in another dashlet, and uses that filter to display a specific web page relevant to the filtered information.

The following example takes you through adding a hyperlink to the Ad Hoc view dashlet created in Creating a Web Page Dashlet. The example also shows how to add a parameter to a hyperlink.

First, open the dashboard

    Procedure
  1. If the Key Performance Metric Trend dashboard created in Creating a Web Page Dashlet (above) is not open, then locate the /Dashboards folder in the repository. Right-click the dashboard name and select Open in Designer from the context menu.
    The Key Performance Metric Trend dashboard appears in the designer.

Create an Ad Hoc view hyperlink

    Procedure
  1. Select the 08. Key Performance Metric Trend dashlet to show its settings in the settings panel.
  2. Go to the Hyperlinks settings in Dashlet Settings.

Figure 28: Hyperlinks settings in Dashlet Settings

  1. Click the Enable hyperlinks switch to turn it on.
  2. Choose Open new page from the Action menu.

    The URL/Repository URI input is displayed.

  3. Enter repo:/public/Samples/Reports/04._Product_Results_by_Store_Type_Report for the URL/Repository URI.

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    To see the report's path, hover over the report's name in the Existing Content pane.

  4. Press Enter or Tab, or change the mouse focus anywhere in the canvas for the changes to take effect.

Preview the new dashboard functionality

  1. Click the Editing button and select Viewing to preview the dashboard.
  2. Click the Ad Hoc view dashlet.
    The 04. Product Results by Store Type Report gets open in a new tab.
  3. Return to the tab containing the Key Performance Metric Trend dashboard and click the Viewing button and select Editing to return to the Dashboard Designer.

Add a parameter

    Procedure
  1. Select the Key Performance Metric Trend dashboard dashlet to show its settings in the settings panel and go to the Hyperlinks settings.
    The Available parameters section shows the parameters available in the Ad Hoc view.
  2. Modify the URL to add a parameter that provides a value for an input control in the target report:
    • You need to know the correct name of the input control in your target report. In this case, it is sales__store__store_contact__store_country_1 in the 04. Product Results by Store Type Report.
    • Create a parameter. If you create a parameter name, it is helpful to use a name that is not used in Parameter Mapping. In this example, use LinkCountry. For more information about parameters, see Specifying Parameters in Dashlets.

      The link is as follows:

      repo:/public/Samples/Reports/04._Product_Results_by_Store_Type_Report?sales__store__store_contact__store_country_1=$P{LinkCountry}

      If you use one of the names in the Available Parameters list, the mapping to the parameter is created for you. In this example, if you use Store Country instead of LinkCountry, you do not need to create links in Parameter Mapping.

      This example does not show how to add support when more than one country is selected. For more information, see Specifying Parameters in Dashlets.

  3. Click Map Parameters. Parameter Mapping is displayed.

    Figure 29: Parameter Mapping

  4. In the Store Country filter group, click .
    A new row with affected dashlet and filter/parameter dropdown menus appears.

  5. In the Dashlet Affected column, select 06. Sales Mix by Gender from the new Select dashlet... dropdown menu.

  6. In the Filter/Parameter Affected column, select LinkCountry from the new Select parameter... dropdown menu.

  7. Click OK.

Finally, preview the new dashboard functionality

    Procedure
  1. Click the Editing button and select Viewing to preview the dashboard.
  2. Click in the Store Country text box to display the available countries.
  3. Select Mexico from the values list, and click Apply at the bottom of the dashlet.
  4. Click the Ad Hoc view dashlet.
    The 04. Product Results by Store Type Report gets open in a new tab.

  5. To verify that the parameter has been passed correctly, click in the 04. Product Results by Store Type Report.
    The Input Controls dialog box opens, with Mexico set.

  6. Return to the tab that contains your dashboard.

  7. Click the Viewing button and select Editing to return to the Dashboard Designer.

  8. Click , then select Save Dashboard.