About graph hyperlinks About hyperlink destinations About bookmarks About application command line links About before and after escapes

2-12 Oracle Reports Users Guide to Building Reports ■ A link from an object to another object within the same report, or to another HTML or PDF document see Section 2.2.5, About hyperlinks . ■ An identifier for the destination of a Web link see Section 2.2.7, About hyperlink destinations . The destination can be any printable object field, boilerplate, frame, and so on in your report layout. ■ A string in the bookmark area of the PDF viewer that links to an associated object see Section 2.2.8, About bookmarks . You can associate a bookmark with any printable object field, boilerplate, frame, and so on in your report layout. In the formatted report, you can click a bookmark to display the associated object at the top of the window. ■ A link that executes a command when clicked see Section 2.2.9, About application command line links . You can associate a command with any printable object field, boilerplate, frame, and so on in your report layout. In the formatted report, you can click the object to execute the associated command. ■ A graph hyperlink to link areas of a graph to specified destinations. In most cases, you can define Web links in an objects Property Inspector. You can specify column and field names in the link value to create dynamic links at runtime. If you require more complex implementation of Web links, such as conditional settings, you must specify the link using PLSQL.

2.2.5 About hyperlinks

A hyperlink is an attribute of an object that specifies a hypertext link to either of the following destinations: ■ an object identified with a hyperlink destination within the same report ■ another HTML or PDF document on the same machine or on a remote Web server You can set the Additional Hyperlink Attributes property to specify additional HTML to be applied to the hyperlink. See also Section 4.6.10.1.8, Creating a hyperlink using the Property Inspector Section 4.6.10.2.7, Creating a hyperlink using PLSQL

2.2.6 About graph hyperlinks

A graph hyperlink provides an active link from an area of a graph to a specified destination in a Web report. When end users display the report on the Web JSP-based, or paper-based PDF or HTML, they can click one or more areas of the graph to drill down to additional linked information. See also Section 4.6.8, Adding a graph hyperlink

2.2.7 About hyperlink destinations

A hyperlink destination is an attribute of an object that identifies the destination of a hypertext link. See also Section 4.6.10.1.7, Creating a hyperlink destination using the Property Inspector Advanced Concepts 2-13 Section 4.6.10.2.8, Creating a hyperlink destination using PLSQL

2.2.8 About bookmarks

A bookmark is an attribute of an object that specifies a string that is a link to the object. See also Section 4.6.10.1.10, Creating a bookmark using the Property Inspector Section 4.6.10.2.10, Creating a bookmark using PLSQL Section 4.6.10.1.11, Creating a bookmark on break columns using the Property Inspector

2.2.9 About application command line links

PDF output only An application command line link is an attribute of an object that specifies a command line to be executed when the object is clicked. Restrictions An object that is associated with a application command line link cannot also be the source of a Web link a hyperlink. See also Section 4.6.10.1.9, Creating an application command line link using the Property Inspector Section 4.6.10.2.9, Creating an application command line link using PLSQL

2.2.10 About before and after escapes

■ A before report escape specifies any text, graphics, or HTML commands that you want to appear at the beginning of your document. ■ An after report escape specifies any text, graphics, or HTML commands that you want to appear at the end of your document. ■ A before page escape specifies any text, graphics, or HTML commands that you want to appear at the beginning of one page or all pages of your document. ■ An after page escape specifies any text, graphics, or HTML commands that you want to appear at the end of one page or all pages of your document. ■ A before form escape specifies any text, graphics, or HTML commands that you want to appear at the top of the HTML Parameter Form. ■ An after form escape specifies any text, graphics, or HTML commands that you want to appear at the bottom of the HTML Parameter Form. Limitations In an after report escape see Section 2.2.10, About before and after escapes , adding an HTML command outside the body does not reflect when the report is generated to spreadsheet output, even though the HTML command is written in output properly. For example: bodytabletrtdB the text to be bolded Btdtrtable html 2-14 Oracle Reports Users Guide to Building Reports Adding the HTML command before the closing body tag reflect correctly when the report is generated to spreadsheet output. For example: tabletrtdB the text to be bolded Btdtrtablebodyhtml For more information about spreadsheet output, see Section 2.8.13, About Enhanced Spreadsheet output . See also Section 4.6.10.1.1, Creating an HTML document header using the Property Inspector Section 4.6.10.2.1, Creating an HTML document header using PLSQL Section 4.6.10.1.2, Creating an HTML document footer using the Property Inspector Section 4.6.10.2.2, Creating an HTML document footer using PLSQL Section 4.6.10.1.3, Creating an HTML page header using the Property Inspector Section 4.6.10.2.3, Creating an HTML page header using PLSQL Section 4.6.10.1.4, Creating an HTML page footer using the Property Inspector Section 4.6.10.2.4, Creating an HTML page footer using PLSQL Section 4.6.10.1.5, Creating an HTML Parameter Form header using the Property Inspector Section 4.6.10.2.5, Creating an HTML Parameter Form header using PLSQL Section 4.6.10.1.6, Creating an HTML Parameter Form footer using the Property Inspector Section 4.6.10.2.6, Creating an HTML Parameter Form footer using PLSQL

2.2.11 About style sheets