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, an e-mail address, or a Blob data type field 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
Content

More

Displays more link options. Available only for the Report and Content link types.

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. 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 URL.

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. 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:

sAddress
One or more valid e-mail addresses separated by a semicolon. You must use Internet-safe characters, such as %20 for the space character.
sHeaders
Optional. One or more name-value pairs. The first pair should be prefixed by a "?" and any additional pairs should be prefixed by a "&". The name can be one of the following strings:
- CC
  Addresses to be included in the "cc" (carbon copy) section of the message.
- BCC
  Addresses to be included in the "bcc" (blind carbon copy) section of the message.
- subject
  Text to appear in the subject line of the message.
- body
  Text to appear in the body of the message.

Hyperlink examples:

user@example.com
user1@example.com;user2@example.com
${Customer Name}@jinfonet.com, here ${Customer Name} is a field name.
salesmanager@${Country}.jinfonet.com, here ${Country} is a field name.
user@example.com?CC=user1@example.com&BCC=user2@example.com&subject=TestLinkToEmail&Body=Version%20x.x%0D%0A%0D%0ATest%20Link%20To%20E-mail
Here is the e-mail result:

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.

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.