Hyperlink

This topic describes the options and limitations available when using a Hyperlink component.

Content settings

Link Name

These settings specify what text is to display as the hyperlink text. This text is formatted as a typical hyperlink, in a blue font and underlined.

Note: This text is not necessarily the same as the actual hyperlink (URI). It is simply the text that the user sees and clicks to go to the target destination. The actual linkage is created using the Link Value fields.

Link Value

Use the Address option to specify the actual hyperlink (URI). This can be a typical website URL or a local (relative) destination. When going to a local destination, use the \\domain\path\file format.

You can also use this component to "drill back" to another program and open a particular screen or window, or to open a query within the IDM (Infor Document Management) application.

To use the hyperlink for drillback, select the Use as Drillback option. With this option selected, you must use this syntax: ?LogicalId=yourLogicalID, where yourLogicalID is the logical ID for your particular product. This is followed, then, by the syntax required to open the desired screen or window.

Interactions

Trigger Event

The Hyperlink component can trigger these events:

• On Click

  This event is triggered when the link is clicked.

• On Load

  This event might display as one of these values:

  • Data Service has run (On Load), where Data Service is the name of a data service assigned to the component
  • On Load (No Data Service), where no data service has been assigned to the component

Target Action

Depending on the target, the Hyperlink component can perform a Get operation, a Run operation, or a Clear operation on the target component.

Style settings

Style

This setting has one option: Disabled. When this option is selected, the Hyperlink component is disabled.

To disable the hyperlink conditionally, click the lock icon next to this check box.

See Setting conditional component disablement.

Caret

Carets, before or after a hyperlink component can indicate a directional value. This can be useful if you are constructing a "breadcrumb trail," for example.

This setting has these options:

• None

  No caret displays.

• Back

  A left angle bracket (<) displays to the left of the hyperlink text.

• Forward

  A right angle bracket (>) displays to the right of the hyperlink text.