Insert Link dialog

This dialog appears when you right-click an object, click Link on the shortcut menu. It helps you to link the specified object to a report, URL or e-mail address as required.

Select Link Type

Specifies the type of the link target. It can be one of the following:

• Link to Report
• Link to URL
• Link to E-mail

Advanced

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

OK

Accepts the linking result and closes the dialog.

Cancel

Cancels the linking process 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.

• 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.

Conditions tab

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

• 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. The setting is applied when the primary report runs in HTML, PDF or Excel format, or in JReport Studio.
• Field Conditions
  Specifies the link conditions between the primary report and the target linked report.
  • 
    Adds a new condition line to set up link between the linked report and the primary report.
  • 
    Removes the selected condition line.
  • Fields(Primary)
    Lists the selected fields of the primary report.
  • OP
    Specifies the operator to set up links between the primary report and linked report. It can be =, <>, <, >, <=, >= or IN.
  • Fields(LinkedReport)
    Lists the fields in the datasets of the linked report which are of the same data 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.

• Target Report Parameters
  Assigns values to the parameters of the target linked report.
  • Parameters
    Lists all parameters contained in the target 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 target 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.

Related topics:

• Binding Links to components