Inserting Links in a Text 

Use

You can insert links in messages. A connection (a 'link') can be created to the following objects:

Prerequisites

You must have selected a document to change.

Procedure

  1. On the tab page Document content, position the cursor on the place in the text where the link should be inserted.
  2. The rest of the procedure depends on the link type required:

Link Type

Description

Web page
  1. Choose Insert ® Web site.
  2. In the subsequent dialog box, specify the name of the Web page and, if necessary, the name with which the link in the text is to be displayed.

You can also copy the URL in your Web browser and insert it using in the dialog box.

A document stored in the Business Workplace
  1. Choose Insert ® Document link.
  2. Select a folder in the Folder selection dialog box.

    3. A list is displayed of all the documents that are stored in the folder selected.

  3. Select the required document by double-clicking on it.

You and the internal recipients of the document can display the selected document from the link.

Business object
  1. Choose Insert ® Object link.
  2. In the subsequent dialog box, select an object type by double-clicking.
  3. Specify which object you want to create as an attachment. Which options you have and how you are to proceed further depends on the object type selected.

You and the internal recipients of the document can display the selected business object from the link.

Mailto
  1. Choose Insert ® Mailto.
  2. In the subsequent dialog box, specify the recipient in the format mailto: <Recipient> and, if necessary, the name with which the link in the text is to be displayed.

You can also copy the recipient in a different place and insert it using in the dialog box.

You and the internal recipients of the document can execute the mailto, in order to branch to the send screen. A message can be created there and sent to the recipient specified in the field mailto.

Telephone number
  1. Choose Insert ® Object link.
  2. In the subsequent dialog box, specify the telephone number and the country of the caller and, if necessary, the name with which the link in the text is to be displayed.

You and the internal recipients can branch to the dialog box for initiating a telephone call from the link. To be able to actually initiate a telephone call, the telephone must be connected to the R/3 System.

Result

A link is created in the text and can be used in the display mode of the document.

External recipients cannot use links to documents and Business objects stored in the R/3 System.

You have created a link to the URL http://www.stuttgart.de and specified the name Stuttgart's Homepage. The link is displayed in change mode with <A HREF="http://www.stuttgart.de">Stuttgart's Homepage</A>. The link Stuttgart's Homepage is displayed in display mode.

You have created a mailto to the external address Anna Romanow and specified the name Message for Mrs. Romanow. The link is displayed in change mode, for example, with <A HREF="mailto:C11CLNT000ADDRESS &AD 0000014687INT 001 *<OBJECT>*">Message for Mrs. Romanow</A>. The executable link Message for Mrs. Romanow is displayed in display mode.