Linking object properties

Linking objects share many of these properties but not all. The Applies To column shows the properties that apply to each object.

Property Applies to Description
Auto Hide RSS News, Web Page, Image Hide an object until the data it depends on is available in the custom page data source. For example, if you have added a drill query to a custom page, you might not want queries that resulted in no data to be displayed in the results. You would use the Auto Hide property to repress blank records.
Border RSS News, Report, Web Page, Image Add a border to the object for display purposes.
Delete Report For Report objects, add the ability to delete reports.
Height RSS News, Report, Web Page, Image Height of an object.
Left RSS News, Report, Web Page, Image The left position that an object occupies.
Name RSS News, Reports, Web Page, Image Changes the internal name of the object, the name that identifies the object in the XML code. All objects have an internal name. The name can be changed but, unless you are planning to modify the code through JavaScript, there is no reason to do so.
Navigate RSS News, Report

Control how applicable custom page links, that is, individual reports or news items, behave in the browser. Options are:

  • New window: The custom page object opens in a new browser window.

  • Replace parent: The object replaces the current browser window.

  • Pass to parent: The URL is passed back to the custom page so that they can be used by other objects. In the case of Reports or RSS News objects, the URL for the report or site is passed to the custom page.
Print Report Add the ability to print a report to a Report object.
Scroll RSS News, Web Page, Report

Sets how to manage content of an object when content exceeds height or width of the object.

By default, content is not clipped and scrolling capability (scroll bars) is added only when necessary.

Show Description RSS News Show the description of the RSS News object along with the data.
Submit Report Add the ability to submit a job to a Report object.
Title RSS News, Report, Web Page, Image Title that appears above the object on the custom page.
Top RSS News, Report, Web Page, Image Vertical physical position of an object in relation to the size of the form.
Width RSS News, Report, Web Page, Image Width of an object.
zIndex RSS News, Report, Web Page, Image If two objects are placed on top of each other, zIndex, in conjunction with your JavaScript code, determines which object is displayed when. This property is used only in conjunction with custom scripting.
Custom RSS News, Web Page, Image See "Specifying the address for a linked object" for details.