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how to link one dashboard (swf) to another dashboard (swf)

other Xcelsius - Crystal Dashboard Design
#1

Hi,

I need to link a MOTHER dashboard (swf) to a CHILD dashboard (swf).

Do I need to use the OpenDoc syntax and create a URL, or is there something easier?

BTW

  • there’s no need to pass parameters from one dashboard to another, just a simple link
  • the dashboards aren’t in the same Folder/Directory!!

What’s the easiest way?
ps
using Xcelsius enterprise 2008/Xi 3.1 SP5

Tiny :netherlands: (BOB member since 2004-11-10)

#2

If there is no need to pass parameters, then it’s just a simple URL. Just like opening the child dashboard directly.

There is a specific component for opening URLs. It’s called something fairly obvious like Open Link or Link to URL.

Lugh (BOB member since 2009-07-16)

#3

But how do I create such a URL which is save to deploy through my OTAP?

If I go to my CHILD dashboard and look up the URL, I get a very long URL something like:
http://SERVERNAME:8080/Xcelsius/jsp/Flash_View/view_core.jsp?cafWebSesInit=true&appKind=InfoView&service=/InfoViewApp/common/appService.do&loc=nl&pvl=nl_NL&ctx=standalone&actId=431&objIds=42278&containerId=42267&pref=maxOpageU%3D20%3BmaxOpageUt%3D200%3BmaxOpageC%3D10%3Btz%3DEurope%2FBerlin%3BmUnit%3Dinch%3BshowFilters%3Dtrue%3BsmtpFrom%3Dtrue%3BpromptForUnsavedData%3Dtrue%3B

But that URL is going to fail when I deploy my stuff to the test, acceptance or production server…

Tiny :netherlands: (BOB member since 2004-11-10)

#4

whoops, I think I found a solid solution to achieve the above
But it’s using OpenDocument syntax.

The following worked for me (MOTHER to CHILD swf, no prompts or parameters, and one URL which last through the entire OTAP)


../../../OpenDocument/opendoc/openDocument.jsp?iDocID=AZcjIhaABwpLhX1i7KQRyrQ&sIDType=CUID&sType=swf

Tiny :netherlands: (BOB member since 2004-11-10)