{"id":27511,"date":"2017-12-07T13:09:58","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T05:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/help\/?page_id=27511"},"modified":"2018-10-04T13:49:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T05:49:13","slug":"link-action-and-variable-mapping-4-5-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/explorer-studio\/link-action-and-variable-mapping\/link-action-and-variable-mapping-4-5-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Link Action and Variable Mapping (4.5.4)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This article applies to versions 4.5.4 and later of P2 Explorer. For more, see\u00a0Release History<\/a> For the latest help, see Link Action, Variables, and Variable Mapping<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Variable Mapping is used in some components to pass variables from the current Explorer page, to a linked page, trend, or URL.<\/p>\n

This feature is available for Hyperlinks<\/a>, Hotspots<\/a>, Status Tiles<\/a>, and Charts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Variable mapping is enabled once you have selected the type of link action you want to perform.
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Unconfigured Link Action option in a Hyperlink component<\/em><\/strong>:<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n\n

Fully configured Link Action with Variable Mapping. This configuration passes the value of the selectedEntity variable from the current page to the linked page<\/em><\/strong>:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Link Actions<\/h2>\n

Link actions allow you to link to a page, trend, or URL. There are four types of link actions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Open an Explorer Page<\/strong>:
\n <\/em>Explorer opens a saved page when a user clicks this type of link.
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Open an existing Explorer Trend<\/strong>:
\n <\/em>Explorer opens a saved trend when a user clicks this type of link.
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Open an external web page<\/strong>:
\n <\/em>Explorer opens a different website or document when a user clicks this type of link.
\n <\/em><\/p>\n

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Open a new, blank Explorer Trend<\/strong>:
\n <\/em>Explorer opens a new, blank trend when a user clicks this type of link.<\/p>\n

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