Configuring a Hyperlink action column

For a Hyperlink row-level action column in a Results Table, you can configure the name, URL, and whether to display the URL in a new browser window. You can also include attribute values as URL parameters.

1. On the Actions tab of the Results Table edit view, click the edit icon for the Hyperlink action.
2. In the Action name field, type a name for the action.
   
3. To display the hyperlink in a separate browser window, check the Open link in a new window check box.
4. In the URL field, type the URL to link to.

   Make sure that the URL is correctly formed, and that any special characters are properly encoded.

5. The URL can include attribute values. The values could be query parameter names or values:

   http://www.acme.com/index.htm?p1="Red"&p2="1995"

   Or could be part of the URL path:

   http://www.acme.com/wines/1995/

   To add attribute values to the URL:

   1. Click Add URL Parameters.
   2. On the add parameters dialog, in the attribute list, check the check box next to each attribute to add.
   3. When you are finished selecting attributes, click Apply.

      The selected attributes are added to a table, with each attribute assigned an ID number.

      The attributes are also inserted as query parameter values, where the parameter name is the attribute key, and the parameter value is {IDNumber}, where IDNumber is the ID for that attribute.

      For example: http://www.acme.com/index.htm?Region={0}&WineType={1}

      
      
      

      By default, the value is encoded. To not encode the value, change the format to {{IDNumber}}.

      For example: {{0}}

      You can also use the ID numbers to insert the attribute values manually.

      For details on component hyperlinks and encoding inserted values, see Configuring hyperlinks to external URLs.

   4. To remove a URL parameter from the table, click its delete icon.

      If you did not edit the inserted query parameter, then Big Data Discovery also removes it from the URL.

      If you did edit the inserted query parameter, then you must remove the parameter from the URL manually.

      You must also remove manually any attribute values that you added manually.

6. To save the configuration, click Apply.