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 Professional.
Example: tibcospotfire:server:http\:// myspotfireserver/:analysis:/ Data/My Analysis |
By right-clicking on an analysis in the Library Administrator and Library Open/Save dialogs.
In the Document Properties dialog. |
Anywhere where you know the end users of the link have access to TIBCO Spotfire Professional 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 Player and Professional) |
-"- |
-"- (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 Professional 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 Professional 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 Spotfire Technology Network for information about configuration blocks. |
Server Redirect Page for Unknown Clients |
Opens a web page where you can select whether to open the analysis in Web Player, in TIBCO Spotfire, or to download the analysis.
Example: http://myspotfireserver/spotfire/ |
By right-clicking on an analysis in the Library Administrator and Library Open/Save dialogs.
|
When you do not know whether the end users of the link want to open the analysis in Web Player, in TIBCO Spotfire, 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. |
Redirect Page for Unknown Clients |
Opens a web page where you can select whether to open the analysis with a bookmark in Web Player or in TIBCO Spotfire.
Example: http://myspotfireserver/spotfire/ |
From the Bookmarks popover (in TIBCO Spotfire Professional) |
When the intended audience may have access to either the Web Player or TIBCO Spotfire 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 Player URL
|
Opens the analysis in TIBCO Spotfire Web Player.
Example: http://mywebclient/SpotfireWeb/ |
By right-clicking on an analysis in the Library Administrator and Library Open/Save dialogs.
In the Document Properties dialog. |
When you want the recipients of the link to open the analysis directly in the Web Player. |
-"- (with a bookmark) |
Can include a bookmark, if copied from the Bookmarks popover.
Example: http://mywebclient/SpotfireWeb/ |
From the Bookmarks popover (Web Player and Professional) |
-"- |
-"- (with a configuration block) |
Opens the analysis in the Web Player with a configuration block.
Example: http://mywebclient/SpotfireWeb/ |
Manually edited. |
See the Spotfire Technology Network for information about configuration blocks. |
The TIBCO Spotfire protocol handler is registered on all Windows client machines running TIBCO Spotfire 3.3 or later, 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 Professional for persons using that client and in TIBCO Spotfire Web Player for others, depending on context .
See also:
Details on Document Properties - General