Create Deep Links
Create deep links in your analytics that let you navigate from an analysis to specific attributes and objects in your transactional pages to work with them directly.
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In the Reports and Analytics work area, click Browse Catalog.
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Create or edit an analysis. Use a subject area that includes the attribute you want to link to in the transactional pages, and ensure that you include the object ID.
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On the Criteria tab, click the Options icon for the attribute column on which you need a deep link and select Column Properties.
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Open the Interaction tab in the Column Properties dialog box.
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In the Primary Interaction list in the Value section, select Action Links to display the Action Links table.
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Select the Do not display in a pop-up if only one action link is available at runtime option.
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Click Add Action Link.
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In the New Action Link dialog box, enter the link text for the navigation.
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Click the Create New Action icon and select Navigate to a Web Page.
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In the Create New Action dialog box, enter the URL to navigate to, which references parameters you define in the prompt. For shared analyses://<hostname>/fscmUI/faces/deeplink?objType=@{1}&objKey=<object ID>=@{2}&action=@{3}&returnApp=AnalyticsApp&returnAppParams=PortalGo%26path=</shared/Custom/<folder>/@{6}Note: If you don't click the Return icon, remove parameters 5 through 7. In this case, the URL would be: //<hostname>/fscmUI/faces/deeplink?objType=@{1}&objKey=<object ID>=@{2};searchInd=@{3}&action=@{4}
For personal analyses stored in My Folders: //<hostname>/fscmUI/faces/deeplink?objType=@{1}&objKey=<object ID>=@{2}&action=@{3}&returnApp=AnalyticsApp&returnAppParams=PortalGo%26pather=/users/@{5}/@{6}
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Click Define Parameters to add corresponding parameters for the URL.
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In the Define Parameters section, click Add Parameter to add the following mandatory parameters:
Name
Prompt
Type of Value
Value
Fixed
Hidden
Notes
1
Object Type
Value
<Object Type>
Selected
Selected
Used for shared and personal analyses.
2
<Prompt Name>
Column Value
Column Name in
"<table.name>"."<column.name>"
formatSelected
Selected
Used for shared and personal analyses.
3
Action
Value
edit
Selected
Selected
Used for shared and personal analyses.
4
returnApp
Value
AnalyticsApp
Selected
Selected
Used for shared and personal analyses.
5
Logged in User
Session Variable
USER
Selected
Selected
Session variable parameter used for personal analysis permissions.
6
Report Name
Value
Analysis Name
Selected
Selected
Used for shared and personal analyses. The name of the analysis to return to after working in the transactional page.
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Click Options to set how the page opens.
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In the Action Options dialog box, select Open in New Window to open the page in a new window.
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Save your work.
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If you have provided the Return Application name, a Return icon is available in the transactional page to return to the analysis.