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Edit Link Dialog

The Edit Link dialog helps you to edit the link on an object. It appears when you select an object in a report which is defined with a link, right-click it and select Edit Link from the shortcut menu.

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, Master/Detail Report, URL, E-mail, Content (some types are available to specific report types).

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.

Report

Specifies the target report. Select the Browse button to modify the desired report in the Select a Report dialog.

Report Tab

Specifies the linked report tab. Available to page report only.

Target

Specifies the window or frame in which to load the linked report. Applied only when the link is triggered in Page Report Studio and Web Report Studio; when triggered in JDashboard, except for Same Frame, all the other targets are treated as New Window.

• <Server Setting>
  Loads the linked report according to setting on Logi JReport Server. For page report, you can set the Pop Up New Window for Links option in the Profile > Configure Profile > Page Report Studio > Properties > Default; for web report and library component, you can set the Target of Detail Table Report and Links option in the Profile > Configure Profile > Web Report Studio > Properties.
• 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.
• Default Linked Component
  Specifies the component that is displayed by default in the linked report when the link is triggered in exported result.
• Field Conditions
  Lists the filter conditions between the primary report and the linked report.
  • Fields (Primary)
    Lists the selected fields in the data resource used by the selected component in the primary report.
  • OP
    Specifies the operator to compose the condition. It can be "=", "<>", "<", ">", "<=", ">=" or "IN".
  • Fields (Linked)
    Lists the fields in the data resource 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 conditions.
• Pass on-screen filters to the linked components
  Specifies whether to apply the on-screen filters which refer to the filters created via filter controls in the primary report to the selected components of the linked report.
  • Mapping Table
    Opens the Mapping Table dialog to define the mapping relationship based on which the on-screen filters in the primary report are passed to the linked report. Activated when the trigger component in the primary report and the selected component in the linked report use different datasets.

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.

• Parameter from Linked Report
  Lists all parameters contained in the data resources of the linked report.
• Field from Primary Report
  Lists all the fields in the data resources 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. If the selected field is a parameter field, you can choose to assign its current value or initial value to the parameter of the linked report.
  • Current Value
    If selected, the most recently specified value of the primary report parameter will be assigned to the parameter of the linked report.
  • Initial Value
    If selected, the original value of the primary report parameter will be assigned to the parameter of the linked report.

Advanced tab

Specifies to pass the values of the filter objects such as filter controls in the primary report to those in the linked report. Not available for library component.

• 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. Select to select a filter object in the primary report.
• 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. Select to select a filter object in the linked report. 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 lines.

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. Available to report that uses query resource as the data resource only.

Report

Specifies the report in which the detail report tab is. Select 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. Select 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 Logi 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 select 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 (Master Report)
    Lists the selected fields of the master report.
  • OP
    Specifies the operator to compose the condition. It can be "=", "<>", "<", ">", "<=" or ">=".
  • Fields (Detail Report)
    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 conditions.

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.

Hyperlink

Specifies the URL of the location that the object will be linked to.

• 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. Applied only when the link is triggered in Page Report Studio and Web Report Studio; when triggered in JDashboard, except for Same Frame, all the other targets are treated as New Window.

• <Server Setting>
  Loads the linked file according to setting on Logi JReport Server. For page report, you can set the Pop Up New Window for Links option in the Profile > Configure Profile > Page Report Studio > Properties > Default; for web report and library component, you can set the Target of Detail Table Report and Links option in the Profile > Configure Profile > Web Report Studio > Properties.
• 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.

IE Navigate2 Flags

Specifies to use the IE Navigate2 method and its flags to control the behavior of IE when loading the linked file with Internet Explorer. Available only when the link is triggered in a table in Web Report Studio. This option applies to web report only, and it is available only when the link is triggered in a table in Web Report Studio.

Flags

Lists all the flags of the IE Navigate2 method. This option applies to web report only.

To make sure the navigate2 flags work well, uncheck the option Enable Protected Mode in Internet Options dialog > Security tab of the Internet Explorer browser, then select the Custom level button, in the Security Settings dialog, enable all ActiveX relative options under the ActiveX controls and plug-ins.

You can see that multiple flags can be selected at a time. Some of them may conflict with each other. The conflict relationship between the flags strictly follows the Microsoft MSDN specification. Logi JReport loyally delivers the user state to the Microsoft interface and does not present or check the conflict.

When you create a new link to a URL, with none of the Navigate2 flags being checked, the linked file will be opened in the specified window if a window name is provided via the "Other Frame or Window" setting in the Target field. If the window name is not given, the linked file will be opened in a new window.

• navOpenInNewWindow
  Opens the resource or file in a new window.
• navNoHistory
  Does not add the resource or file to the history list. The new page replaces the current page in the list.
• navNoReadFromCache
  Not implemented.
• navNoWriteToCache
  Not implemented.
• navAllowAutosearch
  If the navigation fails, the auto search functionality attempts to navigate common root domains (.com, .edu, and so on). If this also fails, the URL is passed to a search engine.
• navHyperlink
  Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 and later. If the navigation fails when a hyperlink is being followed, this constant specifies that the resource should then be bound to the moniker using the BINDF_HYPERLINK flag.
• navEnforceRestricted
  Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 and later. Forces the URL into the restricted zone.
• navNewWindowsManaged
  Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 and later. Uses the default Popup Manager to block pop-up windows.
• navUntrustedForDownload
  Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 and later. Blocks files that normally trigger a file download dialog box.
• navTrustedForActiveX
  Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 and later. Prompts for the installation of ActiveX controls.
• navKeepWordWheelText
  For Internet Explorer 7. Maintains state for dynamic navigation based on the filter string entered in the search band text box (wordwheel). Restores the wordwheel text when the navigation completes.
• navVirtualTab
  For Internet Explorer 8. Opens the resource as a replacement for the current or target tab. The existing tab is closed while the new tab takes its place in the tab bar and replaces it in the tab group, if any. Browser history is copied forward to the new tab. On Windows Vista, this flag is implied if the navigation would cross integrity levels and navOpenInNewTab, navOpenInBackgroundTab, or navOpenInNewWindow is not specified.
• navBlockRedirectsXDomain
  For Internet Explorer 8. Blocks cross-domain redirect requests. The navigation triggers the DWebBrowserEvents2::RedirectXDomainBlocked event if blocked.

E-mail

It helps you to link the object to an e-mail address.

Hyperlink

Specifies the e-mail address that the object will be linked to. Then after you select 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.

• 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 selecting this hyperlink. In Logi JReport, Blob could be image, Binary, Blob, Clob, LongBlob, LongClob, Varbinary, Longvarbinary, and so on. Not available to page report that uses business view as the data resource.

Query

Specifies the data resource which contains the required Blob data type field. Only data resources from the same data source connection as the current report are listed.

When you set the link type to Content, Logi JReport will check whether there are such kind of data resources available. If not, options for this link type will be disabled.

Content Type

Specifies the content type for the Blob type data. You can select the button to bind it with a field column or a record level pass one formula in the selected query, or with a dynamic formula in the current report (available to web report and library component only).

File Name

Specifies the file name for the linked Blob type data. You can select 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 data resource used by the current report and the data resource that contains the linked Blob content.

• Field Conditions
  Lists the filter conditions between the two data resources.
  • Fields (Primary)
    Lists the selected fields of the data resource used by the current report.
  • OP
    Specifies the operator to compose the condition. It can be "=", "<>", "<", ">", "<=", ">=" or "IN".
  • Fields (Linked)
    Lists the fields in the data resource that contains the linked Blob content, which are of the same data type as the selected fields in the data resource used by the current report.
  • 
    Adds a new condition line.
  • 
    Removes the selected conditions.

Parameters tab

This tab is available when the data resource that contains the linked Blob content uses parameters. It helps you to assign values to the parameters automatically.

• Parameters
  Lists all the parameters the data resource that contains the linked Blob content uses.
• Value
  Lists all the fields in the data resource used by the current report, which are of the same data type as the parameters the data resource 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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