Adding a link to an Interactive Bubble Graph widget

Linking allows users to connect from a widget, known as the source in a document, to another document or report, known as the target. The user can then click the link in the widget to view the document, compare data, or retrieve additional information.

If you add a link from an Interactive Bubble Graph widget to a report or document, a user can hover the mouse over a bubble in the widget to display a tooltip containing the link. The user can then open and view the target report or document from the tooltip link. For example, if the Region attribute on the Grid/Graph is linked to the report Top 10 Employees by Profit, a link to this report is displayed in the tooltip when the user the mouse hovers over a bubble.

Example of adding a Link to an Interactive Bubble Graph widget

Prerequisites

Before creating links in a widget, you should:

Create the source and target documents and reports.
Create a Data Cloud, Heat Map, Interactive Bubble Graph, or Microcharts widget in the target document. For instructions, see Inserting a widget into a document.
Know what types of prompts the targets require and how they will be answered. The following table describes prerequisites for different prompt answer methods:

Prompt Answer Method	Prerequisite
Answer with the same prompt from the source	The same prompt is used in the target and the source.
Use default answer	The target prompt contains a default answer.
Answer dynamically	The target prompt is an attribute element prompt or value prompt. The object that the user selects to execute the target answers the target prompt.
Answer with an empty answer	The prompt should not be required.
Answer using current unit	The target prompt is a hierarchy prompt. The object that the user selects to execute the target answers the target prompt.
Answer using all valid units	The target prompt is a hierarchy prompt. The object(s) that the user selects to execute the target answers the target prompt.

To add a link to an Interactive Bubble Graph widget

Run a document in Design Mode.
Right-click an attribute in the widget's Grid/Graph, then select Edit Links. The Link Editor opens.
Click New to create a new link, or skip to the next step if this is the first link you are creating for this report.
Type a name for the link in the Url display text field.

To define the link

Click Select Target below Run this report or document to find and select the target report or document. The Select Target dialog box opens.
In the Select Target dialog box, navigate to and select the target report or document. Click OK to close the dialog box.

To apply prompt answers to the target report if it contains prompts

The box below the Run this report or document field contains a list of any prompts included in the target report or document. Select a target prompt from the box.
Select a prompt answer method from the drop-down box:

Answer with the same prompt from the source: Select this option if you want to use the same prompt answers for both the source report and the target report or document.

Note: This option will only work when the source and target use the same prompt.
Prompt User: Select this option if you want to prompt the user for answers in the target report or document after you run them. You can enter your prompt answers manually if you select this option. For example, a prompt requires for you to enter a customer age. Instead of having to choose the age number from a list, you can enter the number in the prompt answer text box.
Answer with an empty answer: You can select this option if you want to ignore the prompt in the target, which means that the prompt is not answered. No prompt answer is provided from the source and you are not prompted to provide answers.

Note: If the prompt is required, the prompt is still executed when you click this link, since a prompt answer must be provided.
Use Default Answer: Select this option to use the default prompt answers for the target report or document.
Answer dynamically: You can select this option if you want to answer the prompt using the object selected in the source. Available for attribute element prompts and value prompts only.
Answer using current unit: Select this option if you want to answer the prompt using the object that you select in the source. This is similar to the Answer dynamically prompt answer method. Available for hierarchy prompts only.
Answer using all valid units: Select this option if you want to answer the target prompt with any object to the left of or above the object that you select in the source. In other words, this method passes all the selections made on the source, rather than just the selection made for the link. Available for hierarchy prompts only.

Repeat the above steps, starting with To apply prompt answers, for each prompt in the target.

Specify the prompt answer method for any other prompts

Any other prompts are those prompts that are not in the target when you are creating the link, such as prompts added to the target later. By default, the Prompt user method is selected for these prompts, but you can change the method.
Select Any other prompts in the box.
Select a prompt answer method from the following list; only these methods are available for the Any other prompts option:

Answer with the same prompt from the source
Prompt user
Answer with an empty answer
Use default answer

Note: See the previous list of prompt answer methods for brief descriptions of each.
Select the Open in new window check box to have the target open in a new window. This allows the target and the source to be visible simultaneously.
Click OK to save changes and return to the document.

Once a report or document is linked to a widget, the user can access the link using a tooltip in the widget.

To open a link in an Interactive Bubble Graph widget

Open the document containing the widget in Flash Mode or Interactive Mode.
Hover the cursor over a bubble in the graph. The tooltip for the bubble is displayed.
Hover the cursor over Links. A list of linked reports and documents is displayed.
From the Links menu, select a report or document to open it.