Link Widget Properties
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For the task of ...
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I need to ...
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Defining the Title for this Widget (group of links)
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Update the Title
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Adding a Description of this widget.
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Update the Field Description
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Applying a specific style to the widget
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The field CSS Class can be used by Designers to apply a specific CSS class to the widget, enhancing the ability for Designers to individually style widgets.
The CSS will apply to all items within the widget.
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Displaying the Link as a button
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As a Designer, you have the option to display Links (within this widget) either as a text with a hyperlink, or as buttons.
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Defining the Link Type, and selecting the actual Target
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Select Links Type, and then add the required information.
The options Image are:
To
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Select Link Type
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And then
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Create a New Record
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Add New
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Select the Component for which you want to create a New Record.
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Directly access a BI Report
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BI Report
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Select the BI Report or the BI Dashboard to access.
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Go to another Dashboard
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Dashboard
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Select the Dashboard to which will be opened.
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View a Calendar
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Calendar
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Select the Calendar you want to display.
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A Document which is stored on your network
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File
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Enter the URL Link to the File, for example:
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Add a direct link to the SAI360 Online Help.
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Help
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N/A
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Display a particular List View for direct access, e.g.: My Actions
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List
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Select the List View which will be opened.
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Display a particular List View, including a current record count, for direct access, e.g.: My Actions (5)
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List with count
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Select the List View which the system shall access.
Limitation: mandatory/optional Top Node Filters for Tree Views will be disregarded for the calculation.
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Add a direct link to the SAI360 Login/Logout Dialog.
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Login/Logout
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N/A
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Add a link to the user's Profile Page
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My Profile
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N/A
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Access a Web Page
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URL
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- Enter the URL to the target site, for example:
http://www.sai360.com
- Instead of using a 'hard-coded' URL, it is also possible to refer to a User Constant (Type = text, Value = URL address) to build the link.
To use a constant, define the constant first and then embed it by using the Constant ID between two '#' symbols, like in this example:
http://#USER_CONSTANT_ID#
NOTE: the name of the constant is case sensitive.
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Send an Email to a fixed address
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URL
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Enter the URL, for example:
mailto:someone@example.com
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Once the selection has been made:
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Displaying a Tooltip, or a Subtitle
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Any text entered here will be used either as a
- Tooltip: when the link is displayed as text, and when the user hovers over the link.
- Subtitle: when the link is displayed as a button:
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Adding an icon to a button
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You can display a Link as a button and can optionally show an icon in the button.
Icons that are available for use are located in the main SAI360 folder on the application server:
...\SAI360\custom\icons
- You can add and update existing icons.
- Icons can be of any image type (gif, jpg, png), with a minimum size of 40px * 40px. Larger Icons will be automatically shrunk to that size.
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Adding a Header, or a Line as a separator
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Click on Add Separator, and then enter the required Label.
NOTE: Unlike the Links, the Separator will be displayed in BOLD on the Dashboard.
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Changing the Order of the Links in a Widget
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Use the Up/Down arrows next to the individual List items to move them to the desired location.
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Removing a Link from a Widget
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Click on the "-" symbol adjacent to the Link which needs to be removed.
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