Creating URLs

How to:

You can create URLs to web pages and store them within the repository. These URLs can further enhance analytics, by providing an additional interactive context to your data. You can run a URL straight from your repository, use it in a portal, or add it to a personal page. If your URL is optimized for use in an iFrame, you can embed it within a container on a page. You can also publish and share a URL to make it available to other users and groups.

Note: Some web pages cannot be run inside an iFrame or inside the preview Run window on the WebFOCUS Hub. You can run these web pages in a new browser tab or window.

Procedure: How to Create a URL

  1. Select the workspace or folder where you want your new URL to reside.
  2. In the +Content menu, point toOther, and click URL.

    The New URL dialog box opens.

  3. Type a Title for the URL, type the address of the URL, and then click OK.

    The URL now appears in your selected location.

Procedure: How to Embed an iFrame-Optimized URL in a Portal or Page

  1. Copy an iFrame-optimized URL from the web, as shown in the following image.

  2. Select the workspace or folder where you want your new URL to reside.
  3. In the +Content menu, point toOther, and click URL.

    The New URL dialog box opens.

  4. Populate the Title field, and paste the copied URL in the URL field.
  5. Remove any iFrame related syntax that surrounds your URL. Examples are shown in the following images.
  6. Click OK to close the New URL dialog box.

    Your URL item is complete and ready to be displayed in a portal or page.

  7. Click the plus button and then click Assemble Visualizations.

    The WebFOCUS Designer opens.

  8. Add your new URL to the page.

    The URL content displays within the container, similar to other content items, as shown in the following image.

    Note: This procedure is applicable to portal pages and collaborative portals.