Use a Link to an External System

This topic explains how you can use a link to an external system from a table or graph in your Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Planning module.

Prerequisites for Using Links to an External System

You can use the link to an external system if these conditions are met:

You must have the privileges to view the data in the external system.
Otherwise, you can't view the data in the external system when you click the link.
The application integration for the external link must exist.
You can open the link only if it has at least one valid combination of a parameter and value.
After the link is configured, if the underlying table or graph is edited, and dimensions are removed, the affected combinations of parameters and values are automatically deleted. Consequently, the link might become invalid.
You must select a cell, column, or row of the table or an area of the graph before clicking the link.
You must select values for the levels that have been configured in the link.
Otherwise, an error message is displayed.
Tip: To identify the required levels, examine the configuration of the link on the To External System tab in the Manage Links dialog box.
You must select a value that's associated with or assigned to a level and then click the link.
You can select multiple values only if they're contiguous.

In the Demand Management, Demand and Supply Planning, Planning Central, Replenishment Planning, Sales and Operations Planning, or Supply Planning work area, open your table or graph.
Make a selection.
Click Actions > Drill To > External Links, and select a link.
The external link opens on a new tab of your web browser.

What to do next

Note these additional points while using links to external systems:

Every time you click the link to the external system, it opens on a new tab of your web browser.
After clicking the link, if you change the selection in your table or graph, the data on the page or report in the external system isn't refreshed.
You must click the link anew to view the external system data on a new tab of your web browser according to the changed context in your table or graph.