Edit Link dialog
This dialog appears when you select an object which contains the defined link, right-click it and select Edit Link on 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 and Content link types.
OK
Applies the settings and closes the dialog.
Cancel
Cancels the changes and exits the dialog.
Help
Displays the help document about this feature.
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.
- 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.
- Same Frame
Loads the linked file into the same frame as the link.
- Whole Window
Loads the linked file into the full browser window.
- <Server Setting>
Loads the linked file according to setting of the Pop Up New Window for Links option in the Customize Profile panel of the Profile dialog in JReport Server.
- 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.
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.
Removes the selected component.
- Default Linked Component
Specifies the default linked component in the linked report.
- Field Conditions
Lists the link conditions between the primary report and the linked report.
Adds a new condition line.
Removes the selected condition line.
- 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 fields in the datasets of the linked report which are of the same data type as the selected fields in the primary 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.
- Parameters
Lists all parameters contained in the linked report.
- Value
Lists all the DBFields, formulas, summaries and parameters in 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.
Adds a new line to pass values between the filter objects in the primary report and the linked report.
Removes the selected line. - 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.
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.
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.
Target
Specifies the window or frame in which to load the location specified by the URL.
- 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.
- Same Frame
Loads the linked file into the same frame as the link.
- Whole Window
Loads the linked file into the full browser window.
- <Server Setting>
Loads the linked file according to setting of the Pop Up New Window for Links option in the Customize Profile panel of the Profile dialog in JReport Server.
- 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.
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. 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 business view which contains the required Blob data type field. Only query based business views 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 business views 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 string type business view element or a record level pass one formula in the selected business view, or with a dynamic formula in the current report.
File Name
Specifies the file name for the linked Blob type data. You can click the button to bind it with a string type business view element or a record level pass one formula in the selected business view.
Content
Specifies the Blob data type field in the selected business view.
Filter tab
Specifies the link conditions between the business view used by the current report and the business view that contains the linked Blob content.
- Field Conditions
Lists the filter conditions between the two business views.
- Fields(Primary)
Lists the selected fields of the business view 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 business view that contains the linked Blob content, which are of the same data type as the selected fields in business view used by the current report.
Adds a new condition line.
Removes the selected condition line.
Parameters tab
This tab is available when the business view that contains the linked Blob content uses parameters. It helps you to assign values to the parameters automatically.
- Parameters
Lists all parameters the business view that contains the linked Blob content uses.
- Value
Lists all the DBFields, formulas, summaries and parameters in the business view used by the current report, which are of the same data type as the parameters the business view 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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