Once an analysis has been published to the library, you can reach it or share it using a number of different link types. A bookmark URL can be included to guide other people to an interesting aspect or starting point in an analysis. See the table below for an overview of the link types available.
Link type |
Description |
Retrieve where? |
Use when or where? |
Direct TIBCO Spotfire URL
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Opens the analysis in your default version of TIBCO Spotfire Analyst.
Example: tibcospotfire:server:http\:// myspotfireserver/:analysis:/ Data/My Analysis |
By right-clicking on an analysis in the Library Administrator, or in Save to Library dialogs.
In the Document Properties dialog. |
Anywhere where you know the end users of the link have access to the Spotfire Windows client and you want to open the analysis in a new instance of TIBCO Spotfire.
|
-"- (with a bookmark) |
Can include a bookmark, if copied from the Bookmarks popover.
Example: tibcospotfire:server:http\:// myspotfireserver/:analysis:/ Data/My Analysis:bookmark: 7c0669f2-9701-44d4-96b3-7 fefd9e129fa |
From the Bookmarks popover (web client and Windows client) |
-"- |
-"- (pointing to server but not analysis) |
Point a TIBCO Spotfire client to a certain TIBCO Spotfire server.
Example: tibcospotfire:server:http\:// myspotfireserver/ |
Manually edited. |
You can also use this type of link to point the end users to a specific server without determining which analysis to open. |
-"- (with pre-configured library search) |
Opens TIBCO Spotfire Analyst with a pre-configured library search.
Example: tibcospotfire:search:modified \:<\'3 days ago\':OrderBy:Modified: SortDirection:Descending |
Manually edited. |
When you know the end users of the link have access to TIBCO Spotfire Analyst and you want to give them easy access to a number of analyses or information links selected through a library search. (The example displays all analysis files and information links that have been modified within the last three days.) See Searching the Library for more information about available search expressions. |
-"- (with a configuration block) |
Opens the analysis with a configuration block.
Example: tibcospotfire:server:http\:// myspotfireserver/:analysis:/Data/ My Analysis:configurationBlock:SetFilter (columnName=\'User\',values={\'jsmith\'}); |
Manually edited. |
See the TIBCO Community for information about configuration blocks. |
Link that Lets the Recipients Choose Client |
Opens a web page where you can select whether to open the analysis in a web client, the Windows client, or to download the analysis.
Example: http://myspotfireserver/spotfire/ |
By right-clicking on an analysis in the Library Administrator and Library Save dialogs.
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When you do not know whether the end users of the link want to open the analysis in a web client, in the Windows client, or to download the analysis. For example, when publishing a URL in a blog post or sending an email with the URL to people from many departments that have access to different Spotfire solutions. |
-"- (with a bookmark) |
Opens a web page where you can select whether to open the analysis with a bookmark in a web client or in TIBCO Spotfire Analyst.
Example: http://myspotfireserver/spotfire/ |
From the Bookmarks popover (in TIBCO Spotfire Analyst) |
When the intended audience may have access to either a web client or TIBCO Spotfire Analyst and you want to include a bookmark in the link. For example, when publishing a URL in a blog post or sending an email with the URL to people from many departments that have access to different Spotfire solutions. |
Web client URL
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Opens the analysis in a TIBCO Spotfire web client.
Example: http://mywebclient/spotfire/wp/ |
By right-clicking on an analysis in the Library Administrator, in Save to Library dialogs, or in the library in a web browser.
In the Document Properties dialog. |
When you want the recipients of the link to open the analysis directly in a web client. |
-"- (with a bookmark) |
Can include a bookmark, if copied from the Bookmarks popover.
Example: http://mywebclient/spotfire/wp/ |
From the Bookmarks popover (web client and Windows client) |
-"- |
-"- (with a configuration block) |
Opens the analysis in the web client with a configuration block.
Example: http://mywebclient/spotfire/wp/ |
Manually edited. |
See the TIBCO Community for information about configuration blocks. |
The TIBCO Spotfire protocol handler is registered on all Windows client machines, which means that links can be used in emails, web pages, etc., to directly open analyses. The default version of TIBCO Spotfire to use when opening tibcospotfire links can be set under Tools > Options, Application.
A tibcospotfire link to another analysis can be added to the text area. When an end user of the analysis clicks on the link, the link will be re-written so that the linked analysis will be opened in TIBCO Spotfire Analyst for persons using that client and in TIBCO Spotfire Consumer/Business Author for others, depending on context .