Hyperlinks in publication

[Former Member]

We are creating publications in our BI4.0 SP4 Patch12 environment to be used as an efficient method of report bursting. We have a front end portal page where we want to put hyperlink to publications. Is it possible to do so and open the latest instance of the publications straight away?

[CdnConnection]

Alok,

      If you using the Publication to send unique copies to the users InBox then the hyperlink will take them directly to that instance.   If you are sending the document to the Corporate Folder, the link that us sent at the time of Publication will take them to that instance.

If you are using the OpenDoc code to create link manually then in the properties of of your OpenDoc you can configure the code to go to the latest instance for that Corporate Document.

What workflow are using for the hyperlink ?

Regards,

Ajay

[Former Member]

Hi Ajay,

Thanks for reading my post. As you said we are sending users a link to the latest instance in the of publication which is in a public folder. But what happens is that this publication has enterprise recipients defined in the properties. So when I use open to go the publication and say /BOE/OpenDocument/opendoc/openDocument.jsp?iDocID=ASTNqFPkicJOiFJzfYX81GE&sIDType=CUID&sType=wid&sInstance=Last

It opens a window where the instance sits along with a .txt file (log file). The user has to double click again on the instance to go to the actual report. I am trying to avoid that extra double click.

[CdnConnection]

Alok,

      Are you creating and testing hyperlink separately and then inserting it within the Publication or letting the Publication create the link for you.

Also are the users being directed to the InBox or Corporate Instance ?

Regards,

Ajay

[former_member182521]

You may required to avail the universe parameter "Keep the connection active for the whole session" to avoid the extra click if your reports are based on universe

[Former Member]

Ajay,

Let me try to explain again. I have a source report which is used within a publication having few enterprise recipients. When i right click on the publication which is residing in a public folder in CMC i get the CUID of the publication and put it in the syntax above with sInstance = last.

When users click this link they get directed to this folder structure automatically but they see a window like i said above. I am just trying to figure out a way to go straight away go to the latest instance for that user.

[CdnConnection]

Alok,

     Then what you need to do is create the HYPERLINK manually, test it to make it goes to the latest instance for the Report required.  Once you have confirmed the link work separately then you can copy the link in the publication.

Sounds like the CUID you may be using may not be the correct one.

Regards,

Ajay

[Former Member]

The CUID does open up the window so it is correct. But i guess the caveat is to get to that latest hyperlink knowing that the instance would be different everytime we schedule the publications.

Manual hyperlink is not something which i have tried will see how i can get to it.