Using Manage URL Library

The Manage URL Library frame enables you to load a set of URLs and specify the URLs to be displayed in POV embedded browsers.

The fastest way to load URLs is to import a text file that contains URLs, although you can manually enter URLs into the list. These URLs must be assigned names so they are associated with embedded browsers in the dashboards. The URLs must be fully-featured before being imported. That is, the URLs must contain the properties in Table 25.

Table 25. Essential URL Properties and Explanations

URL Parameter	Explanation
Web Analysis Studio URLs
userid=username password=password	Log on details
attribute=Dimension.id.Value	Append to the URL for every modifiable dimension in the Web Analysis Studio document
reportWidth=number reportHeight=number	Size of the Web Analysis Studio document
templatePath=hitemplates hideSubToolbar=true	Maximize the content area (optional)
Reporting Studio URLs
sso_username=username sso_password=password	Log on details
attribute=Dimension.id.Value	Append to the URL for every modifiable dimension in the Reporting Studio document
layout=embedded	Maximize the content area (use full to display the masthead and the view pane)

Note:

Omitted essential properties are not editable in the POV configuration frames.

URLs must be valid. URL property values must not contain these special characters:

<space> ? & =

Replace special characters with escaped characters, as presented in Table 26.

Table 26. Special Characters and Replacement Values

Special Character	Replacement
<space>	+
?	%3F
&	%26
=	%3D

For example, the URL:

attribute=Industry.key.[Industry].[1. Mining & Construction].[10. Metal mining]

is replaced with:

attribute=Industry.key.[Industry].[1.+Mining+%26+Construction].[10.+Metal+mining]

Each attribute must contain a valid separator. You must use the separator “id” for Reporting Studio and Web Analysis Studio; for example:

Dimension.id.Value

To import a text file with URL values:

In Interactive Reporting Studio, navigate to Manage URL Library.
Perform an action:
- In File with URL values, enter the file path
- Click Browse and navigate to the file (Browse is available only if the common file dialog box is accessible and can be called from within Interactive Reporting Studio)
Click Import URLs.
The operation clears all other entries from the list.

To manually add a URL:

Enter the URL.
Click Add URL.
The action appends entries to the list.

Imported or entered URLs are displayed in Select a URL.

To name and store a URL:

Select a URL, and enter the URL Name.
The URL name is used to identify the URL displayed in the embedded browser, and as the name forms part of the embedded browser name, spaces must be replaced with underscores (_). The name must be unique.
Click to store the URL.
The name is displayed in Available URLs, and an application type is assigned to the URL.
If the wrong application is assigned, from the drop-down list, select the correct type.
Name the other URLs to be displayed in the embedded browsers.
Click Apply.

Use Set URL Properties and Map URL Attributes to configure the POV URLs.

To delete a POV URL:

From Available URLs, select the URL to be deleted.
Optional: Select a URL Type.
Click .
Click Apply.

To export configured URLs with assigned names, click Export URLs to export the list to a text file. These URLs are available to be imported into other dashboards.