Focal Point Banner


As of December 1, 2020, Focal Point is retired and repurposed as a reference repository. We value the wealth of knowledge that's been shared here over the years. You'll continue to have access to this treasure trove of knowledge, for search purposes only.

Join the TIBCO Community
TIBCO Community is a collaborative space for users to share knowledge and support one another in making the best use of TIBCO products and services. There are several TIBCO WebFOCUS resources in the community.

  • From the Home page, select Predict: WebFOCUS to view articles, questions, and trending articles.
  • Select Products from the top navigation bar, scroll, and then select the TIBCO WebFOCUS product page to view product overview, articles, and discussions.
  • Request access to the private WebFOCUS User Group (login required) to network with fellow members.

Former myibi community members should have received an email on 8/3/22 to activate their user accounts to join the community. Check your Spam folder for the email. Please get in touch with us at community@tibco.com for further assistance. Reference the community FAQ to learn more about the community.


Focal Point    Focal Point Forums  Hop To Forum Categories  WebFOCUS/FOCUS Forum on Focal Point     [SOLVED by case] Dynamic links within MR/dashboard

Read-Only Read-Only Topic
Go
Search
Notify
Tools
[SOLVED by case] Dynamic links within MR/dashboard
 Login/Join
 
Charles Morris
Member
posted
I need to reference PDF stored files on a FTP server within BI dahsboard page as
links - I know how to create "New URL" within the MR domain and this works for
static rpt names; however, I need to dynamically generate the name based on who
logged into the DB, e.g. a store mgr. I already have a routine that will
identify the appropriate info and can build a DM string with the correct
filename. How do I invoke it so that when the user clicks the link it will
retrieve the report?
Realize also that this may just be one of several links within the block of the BI dashboard

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


WF 7.7.x, Solaris
 
Posts: 11 | Location: Kansas City | Registered: May 13, 2003Report This Post
eb
Member
posted Hide Post
If you already have the path names through DM, how about something like this:

-SET &VAR1 = 'PDF_FILE_1';
-SET &VAR2 = 'PDF_FILE_2';

-HTMLFORM BEGIN
 <A HREF="FTP path / &VAR1" target="_blank"> &VAR1 </A> <BR>
 <A HREF="FTP path / &VAR2" target="_blank"> &VAR2 </A>
-HTMLFORM END



Erfan
WF 7.6.5 / BID / Info Assist / Report Caster


WF 7.6.5 / BID / Info Assist / Report Caster - HTML/PDF/EXCEL
 
Posts: 18 | Registered: September 27, 2007Report This Post
Charles Morris
Member
posted Hide Post
we actually came up with a more elegant solution - check case#61262542 and look at the uploaded files


WF 7.7.x, Solaris
 
Posts: 11 | Location: Kansas City | Registered: May 13, 2003Report This Post
Tony A
Expert
posted Hide Post
Charles,

A case that is raised is not available to all especially when it could contain files that might be confidential in nature to the company raising the case, thus it is unlikely that we could see the files to which you refer.

If you want to share the method then it would be better to give a digest direct on the forum.

For what it's worth, if you had the DM to provide the link according to who was logged in then it should be an easy case of returning the URL as the result of a AJAX call which is what I probably would have suggested, however, I'm sure we would be interested in how you solved your requirement.

T


In FOCUS
since 1986		WebFOCUS Server 8.2.01M, thru 8.2.07 on Windows Svr 2008 R2  
WebFOCUS App Studio 8.2.06 standalone on Windows 10 
 
Posts: 5694 | Location: United Kingdom | Registered: April 08, 2004Report This Post
  Powered by Social Strata  

Read-Only Read-Only Topic

Focal Point    Focal Point Forums  Hop To Forum Categories  WebFOCUS/FOCUS Forum on Focal Point     [SOLVED by case] Dynamic links within MR/dashboard

Copyright © 1996-2020 Information Builders