About the Link Tab

The options on the Link tab enable you to configure a report item so that, when the item is clicked, ProDiver performs one of the following specified actions:

  • Open an HTML link.
  • Run the command specified in the Command Line text box, which can open other markers, external applications, and documents such as pdf files or MS-DOS batch files.
  • Open a dive window using the path specified in the Window Reference text box.

The Edit Item, Link Closedtab contains the following sections:

Select Use Link to activate the linking options available in this dialog box.

Specify what user action in a column triggers the link: Single-click or Double-click.

The HTML Link Column contains browser URL or HTML strings that have been built into the cBase or model.

Select this type of link to enter the full path to the following types of files and applications that open or run when you click or double-click a report column:

  • Other Marker files (c:\di_training\models\salesdive.mrk)
  • A website (http://www.dimins.com)

  • A pdf file (c:\di_training\temp\brandpie.pdf)

    Additionally, you can run MS-DOS batch files or link to DiveBook topics.

Select this type of link to enter a Window Reference string that specifies the contents and type of window to display when you click an item. A string can specify a dive path and any number of window attributes. Each Window Reference string must begin with the keyword diveref:. The following expression reflects the Window Reference string syntax for the example that follows:

diveref:window_type[“model_name”.dive_dimension,

parent_dimension=“parent_value”,

_attribute_name=attribute_value]

Example:

diveref:report["c:\di_projects\sample data\sales_90day.mdl".Supplier,

Salesperson="Agate",

_Report_Default=Tabular]

Where:

window_type = report

“model_name” = path to model or "c:\di_projects\sample data\sales_90day.mdl"

dive_dimension = dimension selected for final Dive window (Supplier)

parent_dimension = Salesperson

“parent_value” = the value selected from the parent dimension (Agate)

_attribute_name=attribute_value = name portion of name/value pair for the window type or _Report_Default and the value portion or Tabular

NOTE: The simplest and most accurate way to derive the Window Reference string while working in a dive window is to right-click anywhere in a report window, and then select Advanced Copy > Copy Window Dive Reference String from the context menu.