Click the Properties button for the Action Link object to display the Click the Save toolbar button on the Dashboard builder to save the dashboard for Navigate to BI Content actions only Use the Add to Briefing Book box to In the Show Link component, sele

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a. Click the New Condition button and select the column to use. The

New Condition dialog is displayed. b. Complete the New Condition dialog.

12. In the New Action Link dialog, click OK to add the action link to the Action Links

area on the Interaction tab. 13. For each additional action link to add, repeat steps 5-12. 14. To specify that, when only one action link is available at runtime, the action link is to be executed immediately rather than be displayed in a menu for selection, select the Do not display in a popup if only one action link is available at runtime box.

15. Click OK to close the Column Properties dialog.

16. Click the Save Analysis toolbar button on the Analysis editor to save the analysis.

About Adding Actions to Dashboard Pages You can add actions to dashboard pages in one of two ways: ■ By adding to a section on the dashboard page an Action Link object to which you add an action. When a dashboard page that contains one or more action links is presented to users, users can click a link to run the associated action. ■ By adding to a section on the dashboard page an Action Link Menu object to which you add action links. When a dashboard page that contains an action link menu is presented to users, users can select a link from the action link menu to run the associated actions. For more information on action links and action link menus, see What Are Action Links and Action Link Menus? Adding Actions to Dashboard Pages Using Action Links To add an action to a dashboard page using an action link: 1. Edit the dashboard page to which you want to add an action. 2. From the Dashboard Object pane, drag and drop an Action Link object on the dashboard page.

3. Click the Properties button for the Action Link object to display the

Action Link Properties dialog . 4. Complete the Action Link Properties dialog. For information, see Completing the Action Link Properties Dialog .

5. Click the Save toolbar button on the Dashboard builder to save the dashboard

page. Completing the Action Link Properties Dialog When you add actions to dashboard pages either by using action links or action link menus, you create action links by completing the Action Link Properties dialog . To complete the Action Link Properties dialog: 1. In the Link Text box, enter the text to display as the link to execute the associated action. 10-16 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 2. If you are creating an action link that will not be displayed on an action link menu, then in the Caption box, enter a caption to display above the link text.

3. To create a new action that is, an inline action, then click the New Action button

and specify the settings for the new action. For information, see Specifying the Settings for New Actions . 4. To add an existing action that is, a named action:

a. Click the Select existing action button.

The Open dialog is displayed. b. Complete the Open dialog. If there are parameters associated with the action, then the Edit Parameter Mapping dialog is displayed. c. Complete the Edit Parameter Mapping dialog if displayed. 5. for an action link that navigates to a URL or to other BI content only Use the Open Link in New Window box in the Action Link Properties dialog to specify whether to open the link in a new browser window or tab.

6. for Navigate to BI Content actions only Use the Add to Briefing Book box to

specify whether the action that is associated with the action link can be executed in a briefing book, but only if the number of briefing book navigation links to be followed is greater than 0. For information about briefing books, see Working with Briefing Books .

7. In the Show Link component, select one of the following options:

■ Always — Specifies that the action link is always to be enabled. ■ Conditionally — Specifies that the action link is to be enabled only if the associated condition is satisfied. The Condition area is displayed.

8. If you selected Conditionally, then specify the condition as follows:

a. To create a new condition, click the New Condition button to display the

New Condition dialog and then complete the dialog. For information on completing the dialog, see Specifying the Settings for Conditions .

b. To select an existing condition, click Select Condition to display the

Select Condition dialog and then complete the dialog.

9. Click OK in the Action Link Properties dialog.

Adding Actions to Dashboard Pages Using Action Link Menus To add one or more actions to a dashboard page using an action link menu: 1. Edit the dashboard page to which you want to add one or more actions. 2. From the Dashboard Object pane, drag and drop an Action Link Menu object on the dashboard page.

3. Click the Properties button for the Action Link Menu object to display the