Creating a Hyperlink 
Use
You use this procedure to create a hyperlink at the tile level using the Hyperlinks Designer.
Prerequisites
· The tile must be integrated into an application context.
· You have switched to the required change list
· You know:
¡ In which tile and for what control you want to create the hyperlink.
¡ The type of hyperlink and hyperlink target you want to create.
Procedure
1. In the Solution Explorer, click the tile with the control you want to associate with a hyperlink with the secondary mouse button and choose View Hyperlinks.
The Hyperlink Designer window appears.
2. In the Select Control panel, select the control for which you want to create a hyperlink.
3. Move the cursor to the Hyperlink Designer window and determine what you want to do next.
If you want to … |
Then … |
Create an internal hyperlink |
In the Internal Hyperlink area, click the secondary mouse button and choose New. |
Create an external hyperlink |
In the External Hyperlink area, click the secondary mouse button and choose New. |
A new hyperlink appears in the Hyperlink table.
4. In the Source Name (or Name) field, enter the name of the control to which the hyperlink is associated.
Only internal hyperlinks have a source name.
5. Enter data in the appropriate fields.
Field name |
Description |
Name or Source Name |
Specifies the name of the hyperlink or of the hyperlink source. Both are namespace-compliant and are generated automatically. |
Source Anchor |
Internal hyperlinks: The source anchor provides the data source for the data transferred to the hyperlink target anchor. The source anchor must be associated with the tile. External hyperlinks: The source anchor must be linked to the data source to which the control is bound. The control must be bound to the business object property providing either the URL for Web hyperlink types or the recipient mail ID for MailTo hyperlink types. |
Hyperlink type |
Identifies the external hyperlink as Web or MailTo. |
Target Tile Set Container |
Identifies the internal hyperlink’s tile set container to be displayed when the hyperlink source is chosen.
As you can use tile sets multiple times within one business component, you must specify the tile set container to uniquely identify which instance of the tile set is to be displayed. ... a. Expand each node in the selection screen to determine which tile set container you require. b. From the selection screen, you also select the target business component and the target anchor. c. Choose Confirm. |
Target Business Component |
Identifies the business component to which the target tile set is assigned. |
Target Anchor |
Specifies the anchor for which the associated business object receives the data from the source anchor. |
Target Application
|
Specifies the application in which the hyperlink target resides. |
6. Choose Save.