Use the HTML tab to build hypertext links and anchors into your HTML reports. You can create a link or an anchor on any object in the layout. If you defined group breaks in your report, use the Interactive Report feature to expand and collapse detail items or filter information.
Create Link (see Creating Hypertext Links)
A hypertext link allows you to link an object in your report to a different HTML document, to another area in the same HTML document, or to an email address.
When you select Create Link, enter information about the hypertext link in the following areas:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
URL address to which you want to link. There is no limitation or validation on this field. You can enter any valid URL. For a list of common URL prefixes (http://, mailto:, ftp://), click the arrow to the right of the URL field. To enter a prefix into the URL field, click on the desired URL prefix. To add other column values to your URL, click the button to the right of the URL field and select the desired columns in the Insert Column Values dialog box. | |
To direct the URL to a particular window when the browser displays multiple top-level windows, specify a window name as a target or enter one of the following target names: _blank Loads the link in a new, unnamed window. _self Loads the link in the same window. _parent Loads the link in the immediate FRAMESET parent. If the document has no parent, the link will load in the same window. _top Loads the link in the full window when frames are in use. If frames are not in use, the link will load in the same window. Targets are most useful when used with frames. Even if you do not use frames, it is a good idea to use _top as the target. This is because someone else might incorporate your HTML document into a frame. | |
Create Anchor(see Creating Anchors)
An anchor is a name used to identify an object to which you wish to link. When you create an anchor, you can link other objects to the section in your report identified by the anchor. Anchors allow you to move between different areas in your reports as they are displayed in your browser. When you use anchors, you can link objects in the same HTML document, or you can link objects in a different HTML document.
When you select Create Anchor, enter information about the anchor in the following areas:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
Name to identify the anchor. Avoid using spaces, punctuation, and special characters. Letters and numbers work best. Do not include the number sign (#) in an anchor name. To add other column values to your anchor, click the button to the right of the URL field and select the desired columns in the Insert Column Values dialog box. |
When you create reports that include group breaks, you can add features to make your HTML reports interactive (see Creating Interactive HTML Features). Choose one of the following options:
Expand/Collapse—Displays the HTML output in an "expanded" format that includes the detail records for each group, or in a "collapsed" format that hides each detail record.
Note: The Expand/Collapse feature is not supported for Netscape browsers.
Filter—Filters the report output so that you can display information for a single group or for all the groups in the report.
For Netscape browsers, the Expand/Collapse features is not supported, and you can only filter information on the first group break in your report.
For Internet Explorer, you can use both interactive HTML features (Expand/Collapse and Filtering).
For other browsers, neither the Expand/Collapse nor the filtering option is supported.