Embedding Browsers

Embedding browsers relies upon script-based object creation and placement features. See “Object Model Placement and Sizing” in the Hyperion Interactive Reporting – Object Model and Dashboard Development Services Developer's Guide, Volume 1: Dashboard Design Guide.

*  To use the Build Dashboard frame to create dashboards that contain embedded browsers:

  1. In Interactive Reporting Studio or EPM Workspace, open a dashboard that contains the Webdash_builder sample.

  2. From Sections, select Build Dashboard.

  3. Optional: Use the Create Local Filters section to set local filters.

  4. In Create and Configure Dashboards, enter a dashboard name.

    For example, enter Web Browser.

  5. From Prototype, select a layout, and click Copy button (Add).

    For example, select 1 Round.

    The dashboard name is displayed in Navigation Targets and above the preview frame.

  6. Optional: To change the name or panel layout, enter another Dashboard Name or select another prototype, and click Rename button (Modify).

    Caution!

    If you rename a dashboard frame to Item, an error is displayed in the Interactive Reporting Studio Console window.

  7. From Available Objects, select Set Embedded Browser, and enter a URL.

    For example, enter www.oracle.com, for the Oracle Web site.

  8. Click the preview frame to display the browser icon.

  9. Repeat steps 3–8 to build another frame that contains an embedded browser.

  10. Optional: Reorder Navigation Targets by selecting a target and clicking Move Up button or Move Down button.

    After Apply is clicked, this reorders the navigation of frames in the dashboard.

  11. Click Apply to create the dashboard.