Open data source navigation state in new browser tab

[darshil14]

^Hi,

^{We are currently working on Lumira designer 2.0 and Business object BI platform 4.2 SP5.}

^{We are migrating WAD templates to lumira designer applications.}

^{I came across one functionality in WAD template to open navigation state of data source in new browser tab.}

^{Is it possible to implement such functionality in lumira designer by one or another way.}

^{Please find detailed information.}

^{Following settings made in WAD template on button click event.}

Hitting this button will open new browser tab and show the current navigation state of data source in new tab.

Thanks in advance.

Darshil Shah

[MustafaBensan]

Hi Darshil,

You could probably implement equivalent or similar functionality using Lumira Designer bookmarking. The high level approach would be to save the navigation state as a bookmark and then launch the bookmark URL via APPLICATION.openNewWindow().

Alternatively, if you don't want to persist the state as a bookmark, you could design your application to accept URL parameters to drive replication of the navigation state via scripting. In this scenario you would launch the application OpenDoc URL via APPLICATION.openNewWindow().

Regards,

Mustafa.

[darshil14]

Hi Mustafa,

Thanks for your prompt reply.

Regarding first approach,

On click event of button if I create bookmark to save state of data source, unnecessary it will increase bookmark count.

Regarding second approach,

Here, only datasource is same but application layout is bit different then the original one. So I am thinking of creating new application within same lumira document.

We also gave filter panel in application for drill down purpose, so if someone will apply drill down with some characteristic or key figure at run time we have to pass row and column fields along with the url parameter.

Please comment on this, is it possible to pass dimension and measure information in url parameter.

If you want I will provide you further information.

Thanks,

Darshil Shah

[MustafaBensan]

Yes, you can pass dimension and measure information as string parameters in the URL. I suggest you prototype the approach.

[darshil14]

Hi Mustafa,

Yes, we can pass dimensions and measures value as a string parameter in open document url.

I am also trying to do further investigation to make a state of the data source same as original application.

Thanks,

Darshil Shah

[MustafaBensan]

Hi Darshil,

To preserve the state of the data source you only have the same two options as described above:

1) Use of bookmarks; or

2). Passing URL parameters to reproduce the desired data source state via scripting.

Regards,

Mustafa.

[darshil14]

Hi Mustafa,

Yes, Second option is more feasible however there might be a chance that It will not replicate exact state.

Bookmarking option will increase bookmark count unnecessarily on BI platform.

Thanks for the support.

Darshil Shah