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.

1. In the Reports and Analytics work area, click Browse Catalog.

2. 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.

3. On the Criteria tab, click the Options icon for the attribute column on which you need a deep link and select Column Properties.

4. Open the Interaction tab in the Column Properties dialog box.

5. In the Primary Interaction list in the Value section, select Action Links to display the Action Links table.

6. Select the Do not display in a pop-up if only one action link is available at runtime option.

7. Click Add Action Link.

8. In the New Action Link dialog box, enter the link text for the navigation.

9. Click the Create New Action icon and select Navigate to a Web Page.

10. 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}

11. Click Define Parameters to add corresponding parameters for the URL.

12. 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>" format	Selected	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.

13. Click Options to set how the page opens.

14. In the Action Options dialog box, select Open in New Window to open the page in a new window.

15. Save your work.

16. If you have provided the Return Application name, a Return icon is available in the transactional page to return to the analysis.