Linking reports and documents

The link allows executing a report/document from within the report even if the destination report is not related to the original report. We can execute a link from a report, grid/graph within the document, attributes, metrics, and prompts.

The components of links are as follows:

• Name: This is the descriptive name of the link, which helps in identifying the target. By default, it is Link1 for the first link.

• Target: This is the report or document that we want to execute from within the report.

• Prompt based on target: Gives the user a way to answer the prompt in a target, if any.

To create a link:

1. Open the report on which you want to create a link.

2. To create a link, right-click the object (attributes, metrics, and hierarchies) and select Edit Links.

3. If this is the first link, browse for a report or a document under run this report and document heading, and select target report/document.

4. Select the target prompt from the drop-down.

5. Select Prompt Answer Method from the...