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The screen will change, and you will get a screen with a set of links describing the different types of links you can use: | The screen will change, and you will get a screen with a set of links describing the different types of links you can use: | ||
| - | Component URL - a link to a particular page - with keys supplied from the Query. | + | * Component URL - a link to a particular page - with keys supplied from the Query. |
| - | Query URL - a link to another Query - if that query has prompts, you can supply those from the parent query. | + | * Query URL - a link to another Query - if that query has prompts, you can supply those from the parent query. |
| - | Attachment URL - a link to an attachment held within the PeopleSoft system. | + | * Attachment URL - a link to an attachment held within the PeopleSoft system. |
| - | External URL, Free Form URL - for connecting to external systems. | + | * External URL, Free Form URL - for connecting to external systems. |
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| + | ==Adding a Link to a Page== | ||
If you click on the Component URL, you get a page which presents you with the following options: | If you click on the Component URL, you get a page which presents you with the following options: | ||
| - | Portal Name - leave blank to use the one in use by the system or find this in the URL - normally "EMPLOYEE" for HRMS. | + | * Portal Name - leave blank to use the one in use by the system or find this in the URL - normally "EMPLOYEE" for HRMS. |
| - | Node Name - leave blank or, in most cases, set to the local default node - click the search button and sort the results by default local node (double click the "Default Local Node" heading). There will be one node with the value "1" in this column - that's our man! | + | * Node Name - leave blank or, in most cases, set to the local default node - click the search button and sort the results by default local node (double click the "Default Local Node" heading). There will be one node with the value "1" in this column - that's our man! |
| - | Psc and content reference - at first leave these blank. | + | * Psc and content reference - at first leave these blank. |
| - | The Menu Name, Market, Component and Page can be obtained navigating to the page in question and pressing Cntrl-Shift-J. | + | * The Menu Name, Market, Component and Page can be obtained navigating to the page in question and pressing Cntrl-Shift-J. |
Once these items have been entered, you can then set up the connection between fields in the query and the fields that you would enter on the component search page. Without these values, the link simply sends you to that search page. | Once these items have been entered, you can then set up the connection between fields in the query and the fields that you would enter on the component search page. Without these values, the link simply sends you to that search page. | ||
| + | ==Connecting Query Data to the Page== | ||
To really get the most out of this feature, you will want each link to connect to something on that row. Time to use the buttons at the bottom of the page. | To really get the most out of this feature, you will want each link to connect to something on that row. Time to use the buttons at the bottom of the page. | ||
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Try it - I'll bet you will always want to make your reports more active. | Try it - I'll bet you will always want to make your reports more active. | ||
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