Has anyone figured out how to set up a JS or HTML link to a specific page (tab) on a B.I. Portal?

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Francis Mariani,

Scanning FocalPoint for 'link to a bip page' provides a few posts that suggest this is not possible.

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Originally posted by Francis Mariani:
Scanning FocalPoint for 'link to a bip page' provides a few posts that suggest this is not possible.

I have one open case regarding this topic. When I get some information, I will share it with you all.

Well, based on IBI, it can't be done yet. However, what we did is created multiple portals and set global variables..

We created a redirect.fex. One report can call the redirect.fex with params of where to go afterwards and setting the global variables. These global variables are specific to the users session, so it will not conflict with anyone else.

We just add a variable any time we add a report that needs them. They all use the same redirect.fex, which is why they all have to have a default.

Example of redirect.fex

-DEFAULT &&PORTAL = _FOC_NULL;
-DEFAULT &&PORT_SUMRY_TYPE = _FOC_NULL;

-DEFAULT &PORTAL = _FOC_NULL;
-DEFAULT &PORT_SUMRY_TYPE = _FOC_NULL;

-? &

-HTMLFORM BEGIN
<script>
{
	top.location.href='&PORTAL.EVAL';
}
</script>
-HTMLFORM END

This message has been edited. Last edited by: GavinL,

deleted the "IF statement. I don't think that was needed anymore. It was done because we were having issues from a magnify session to webfocus portal. We resolved that another way.

BTW, we have had a ticket open on it as well.. Ticket 20543558. They marked it as a new feature request

Well I haven't got response yet if its NFR or not. Anyway this example you gave might work on some cases we have so thank you for that

Maybe if they implement that new functionality that Pages are designed separately then maybe then its possible to "switch" the page.

That was the request we gave them.:

NFR : Link from Report to different Portal Page.
Opened: Feb 23, 2015 04:32 PM

Case was submitted with severity 3.
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 New feature request, possibly linked to project 157895.  We need the ability to
 link from a report to a page within a portal.
 We can create hyperlinks to web sites, other reports, but no ability to link it
 to a different Portal page within the same portal.
 We found this online, which looks as if you were planning on it, but doesn't
 seem to be implemented and this is exactly what
 we are trying to do.

http://www.informationbuilders...SIMPLE_as_Can_Be.pdf

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I just realized, that I deleted the IF statements, that set the public variables.. So that didn't work out so well.. Ha..

So make sure you add the SET commands or no public variables will be set..

The reason you need the IF is, you don't want to delete the global variable if it's already in use, but replace it if something is being passed.

-SET &&PORTAL = IF &PORTAL EQ '' OR &PORTAL EQ _FOC_NULL THEN &&PORTAL ELSE &PORTAL;
-SET &&PORT_SUMRY_TYPE = IF &PORT_SUMRY_TYPE EQ '' THEN _FOC_NULL ELSE &PORT_SUMRY_TYPE;

All the code:

-DEFAULT &&PORTAL = _FOC_NULL;
-DEFAULT &&PORT_SUMRY_TYPE = _FOC_NULL;

-DEFAULT &PORTAL = _FOC_NULL;
-DEFAULT &PORT_SUMRY_TYPE = _FOC_NULL;

-? &

-SET &&PORTAL = IF &PORTAL EQ '' OR &PORTAL EQ _FOC_NULL THEN &&PORTAL ELSE &PORTAL;
-SET &&PORT_SUMRY_TYPE = IF &PORT_SUMRY_TYPE EQ '' THEN _FOC_NULL ELSE &PORT_SUMRY_TYPE;

-HTMLFORM BEGIN
<script>
{
	top.location.href='&PORTAL.EVAL';
}
</script>
-HTMLFORM END