URL actions allow you to dynamically generate a URL based on an action and open it within a web object in the dashboard or in a new browser window or tab. URL actions can be triggered by the same events as filter and highlight actions. The name of the URL action differentiates it and will appear as the link when used as a menu.
The URL includes any hardcoded values you enter as well as placeholders that are accessible via the arrow to the right of the URL text box. These placeholders include fields and parameters. The values will be dynamically inserted into the URL string when the action is triggered based on the values for the fields that make up the selected mark(s) and current values for parameters.
If you have included a web object in the dashboard, the URL action will automatically use that as the target. Otherwise, the action opens a new browser window (when the dashboard is viewed in desktop or reader) or a new tab (when the dashboard is viewed in a web browser).
You may specify a target for the URL action when you create or edit the URL action:
Options include New Browser Tab, Web Page Object (you may select which object if you have more than one on the dashboard), and Browser Tab if No Web Page Object Exists. If you have more than one web page object on the dashboard, you may wish to give them meaningful names to make selection easier. To accomplish this, switch to the Layout tab on the left-hand side pane and expand the Item hierarchy until you locate the objects you wish to rename. Right-click the object and select Rename Dashboard Item:
