Editing the attributes of a content link

  1. Open the content module that contains the content link.
  2. Click the plus sign to the right of the link title and select Edit. The Content Link Edit screen is displayed.
  3. Specify this information:
    Title
    Specify the title or name of the link.
    Description
    Specify a description of the content link. This description is displayed as a flyover when the user mouses over the link.
    URL
    This value is also displayed in the Content tab.

    Specify the URL or JavaScript function that the link will run.

    Click Search to search for a URL.

    See Searching for content items.

    See JavaScript functions.

    Action
    This value is also displayed in the Content tab.

    Specify how the content is displayed in the browser. The action that you specify determines the symbol that is displayed before the content link. Consider these options:

    • Select none to have no action performed when the link is clicked. When you specify this option, no new window launches and the active browser window is not refreshed.
    • Select expand to expanded the content in the content module area of the dashboard. When you specify expand, no new window launches and the active browser window is not refreshed.
    • Select onClick to display the content as specified in the URL/Script field.

      When you specify onClick and the user clicks the content link, the system executes the Javascript that you specified in the URL/Script field.

    • Select open in new window to have the content display in a new browser window.
    • Select replace to have the content display in the existing browser window.
    • Select slide to have the content display in a new window that slides down from the browser's toolbar.
    Expanded
    This value is also displayed in the Content tab.

    Select Expanded to have the item expanded by default when opened.

    Content Owner
    This value is also displayed in the Content tab.

    Specify the content link's owner. For example, specify a last name or employee ID.

    Row Number
    This value is also displayed in the Layouts tab.

    Specify the order in which the content link is displayed in the content module. The lowest number is always displayed first.

    Height
    This value is also displayed in the Layouts tab.

    Specify the height in pixels for the content link. If you do not specify a height, Framework Services scales the height.

    Text or HTML
    Framework Services accepts standard HTML tags. For example:
    <H3>Emergency Number</H3>
Medical emergency? Dial <b>9911</b>

    <HTML> or <BODY> tags are not required

    Window Options
    Specify the name of the window in which you want the content link to display. When you specify a window option, Framework Services launches the URL in the window that you specify in this field.

    Consider these:

    • You must begin this statement with target=window name. For example, target=new.
    • Other options must be separated by commas. For example:
      target=searchwin,width=800,
height=600,resizable=no,
scrollbar=no

    For a list of all available window options, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms536651%28VS.85%29.aspx

    Select a Function

    Select a JavaScript function to insert in the URL on the left. You need to modify the function properties.

    Left Icon
    Click Select to display available icons to place on the left of the link. Optionally, specify the path to the icon. The icon files are GIFs and must be 12 pixels by 12 pixels.

    To add an icon or image to Framework Services, paste the icon to the fs/images/moduleicons directory.

    Left Icon Link
    Optionally, specify if the left icon links to a URL.
    Note: You can set or update a status link through a server-side process.
    Left Icon Flyover

    Optionally, you can specify if a flyover is displayed on the left icon.

    Note: You can set or update a status link through a server-side process.
    Right Icon
    Click Select to display available icons to place on the right of the link. Optionally, specify the path to the icon. The icon files are GIFs.
    Right Icon Link
    Optionally, specify if you want the right icon to link to a URL.
    Note: You can set or update a status link through a server-side process.
    Right Icon Flyover
    Optionally, specify if a flyover is displayed on the right icon.
    Note: You can set or update a status link through a server-side process.
    Show Timestamp
    Select the timestamp format
    Update Timestamp
    Select to manually update the timestamp. The timestamp is updated on save.
    Note: You can also update a timestamp through a server-side process.
    Current Timestamp
    This read only field shows the timestamp format. Timestamp does not update in the open Edit form.
    Viewing
    Select Viewing All to allow all users to view the content item linked to. Select Edit viewers to allow only specific users to view this content item. In the Users and Roles window, select the users or roles as required and add them to the selected list.
    Designing
    Select Designing All to allow all of the users that you specified in the Viewing option to modify this content link. Select Edit designers to allow only specific users to modify this content link. In the Users and Roles window, select the users or roles as required. and add them to the selected list.
    Note: You can add a user as a designer only if you have first added that user as a viewer.
    ID
    This field shows the ID that Framework Services assigned to the module.
    Parent
    The ID of the parent of the module.
    Owner
    This field shows the name of the owner of the dashboard.
    Created
    This field shows the date the dashboard was created.
    Last Modified
    This field shows the last modification date.