Edit Link dialog for page report
The dialog appears when you select an object in a page report, which is defined with a link, right-click it and select Edit Link from the shortcut menu. It helps you to edit the link on the object.
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:
More
Displays more link options. Available only for the Report, Master/Detail Report and Content link types.
OK
Accepts the link editing result and closes the dialog.
Cancel
Cancels the link editing process and exits the dialog.
Help
Displays the help document about this feature.
Report
It helps you to link the object to a report. See the dialog.
Report
Specifies the report in which the linked report tab is. Click the Browse button to modify the desired report in the Select a Report dialog.
Report Tab
Specifies the linked report tab.
Target
Specifies the window or frame in which to load the linked report. Applied only when the link is triggered in Page Report Studio.
- <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.
Filter tab
Specifies the filter conditions based on which the link relationship between the primary report and the linked report is set up.
- 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 the filter conditions between the primary report and the linked report.
- Fields(Primary)
Lists the selected fields of the primary report.
- OP
Specifies the operator to compose the condition. It can be "=", "<>", "<", ">", "<=", ">=" or "IN".
- 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 condition line.
Removes the selected 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.
Advanced tab
Specifies to pass the values of the filter objects such as filter controls and sliders in the primary report to those in the linked report.
- Primary Report Property/Object
Displays the filter objects in the primary report the values of which will be passed to those in the linked report. Click 
to select a filter object in the primary report in the Select Value dialog.
- Linked Report Property/Object
Displays the filter objects in the linked report which will adopt the values passed from filter objects in the primary report. Click to select a filter object in the linked report in the Select Value dialog. 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.
Adds a new line to pass values between the filter objects in the primary report and the linked report.
Removes the selected line.
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.
Master/Detail Report
It helps you to link the object to a detail report. See the dialog.
Report
Specifies the report in which the detail report tab is. Click the Browse button to modify the desired report in the Select a Report dialog.
Report Tab
Specifies the target detail report tab.
Component
Specifies the component in the detail report tab that will be interlinked with the master report. Click 
to add the components. You can add more than one component as long as the components are based on the same dataset.
Target
Specifies the window or frame where to load the detail report.
- <Server Setting>
Loads 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 JReport Server.
- Same Frame
Loads the detail report into the same frame as the master report.
- Whole Window
Loads the detail report into the full browser window.
- New Window
Loads the detail report into a new window, which is not named. If this is selected, the detail report will be opened independently when you click the trigger in Page Report Studio, that is to say the join and filter conditions you set between the master report and detail report will not be applied.
- Parent Frame
Loads the detail report into the parent frame of the frame in which the master report is.
- Other Frame
Loads the detail report into some other specified frame. If the frame name does not exist, the detail report will be loaded into a new window.
Anchor
Specifies the relationships between the master report and the detail report.
- Column in Detail
Specifies the field in the detail report which will be used to link the detail report with the master.
- OP
Specifies the operator. It can be "=", "<>", "<", ">", "<="or ">=".
- Column in Master
Specifies the field in the master report.
Conditions tab
Specifies the filter conditions between the master report and the detail report.
- Field Conditions
Lists all the filter conditions.
- Fields(MasterReport)
Lists the selected fields of the master report.
- OP
Specifies the operator to compose the condition. It can be "=", "<>", "<", ">", "<="or ">=".
- Fields(DetailReport)
Lists the DBFields in the datasets of the detail report which are of the same data type as the selected fields in the master report.
- More
Specifies relations between two conditions. Can be AND or OR.
Adds a new condition line.
Removes the selected condition.
Parameters tab
This tab is only available when there is at least one parameter applied in the filters of the queries that the detail report uses. It helps you to assign values to the parameters of the detail report automatically.
- Parameters (Detail Report)
Lists all parameters contained in the datasets of the detail report.
- Column (Master Report)
Lists all the DBFields, formulas and summaries in the datasets of the master report which are of the same data type as the parameters of the detail report. Select the field the value of which you want to assign to parameter of the detail report from the drop-down list.
Use the same encoding and DB setting for the detail report as that of the master report
Specifies whether the detail report uses the same encoding and DB settings as per the master 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.
Target
Specifies the window or frame in which to load the location specified by the URL. Applied only when the link is triggered in Page Report Studio.
- <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. Click here for details about how to compose the e-mail address.
Content
It helps you to link the object to a Blob data type field. The Blob data type field will be bound to the object and displayed as a hyperlink. You can download the Blob content by clicking this hyperlink. In JReport, Blob could be image, Binary, Blob, Clob, LongBlob, LongClob, Varbinary, Longvarbinary, and so on. See the dialog.
Query
Specifies the query which contains the required Blob data type field. Only queries from the same data source connection as the current report are listed.
When you set the link type to Content, JReport will check whether there are such kind of queries available. If not, options for this link type will be disabled.
Content Type
Specifies the content type for the Blob type data. You can click the button 
to bind it with a field column or a record level pass one formula in the selected query.
File Name
Specifies the file name for the linked Blob type data. You can click the button to bind it with a field column or a record level pass one formula in the selected query.
Content
Specifies the Blob data type field in the selected query.
Filter tab
Specifies the link conditions between the query used by the current report and the query that contains the linked Blob content.
- Field Conditions
Lists the filter conditions between the two queries.
- Fields(Primary)
Lists the selected fields of the query used by the current report.
- OP
Specifies the operator to compose the condition. It can be "=", "<>", "<", ">", "<=", ">=" or "IN".
- Fields(Linked)
Lists the DBFields in the datasets of the query that contains the linked Blob content, which are of the same data type as the selected fields in the query used by the current report.
Adds a new condition line.
Removes the selected condition.
Parameters tab
This tab is available when the query that contains the linked Blob content uses parameters. It helps you to assign values to the parameters automatically.
- Parameters
Lists all the parameters the query that contains the linked Blob content uses.
- Value
Lists all the DBFields, formulas, summaries and parameters in the query used by the current report, which are of the same data type as the parameters the query that contains the linked Blob content uses. Select the field the value of which you want to assign to a parameter from the drop-down list.
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