Add Links to Other Websites

A URL hyperlink connects a button, chart, image, KPIClosed Key Performance Indicator, a measurement of performance. Organizations measure activities related to successfully meeting their objectives, such as profitability or acquiring new customers., or tabular report to another website (also called an "external URL").

Here are some considerations for using hyperlinks:

  • The URL must use HTTPS because Insights is hosted over HTTPS.
  • Some websites do not allow their pages to be embedded. If you do not see the web page in the preview window, the site you are attempting to link to may not allow embedding but the link may still work. Save and Publish to confirm.
  • The web page cannot be configured with the same-origin policy. This property prevents the web page from being embedded. On Wikipedia see Cross-origin resource sharing.
  • The link must use BQLClosed Business Query Language syntax, surrounded by single quotes. For example:
    • 'http://www.bing.com'
  • The link can pass query parameters and use BQLClosed Business Query Language. For example:
    • 'http://www.bing.com/?q=' + GetVariable('LoadNumber')
    • 'http://www.bing.com/?q=' + GetPromptValue('Time.Year')
    • 'http://www.bing.com/?q=' + GetPromptValue('Categories.CategoryName’)
    • Tip: You can toggle the hyperlink functionality On and Off without losing the settings.

Add a Hyperlink to a Dashlet

  1. Select a dashlet
  2. In the Edit menu, click Drill Across.
  3. Click External URL.
  4. Type the URL using BQL syntax. The URL must be surrounded by single quotes.

  5. Click Apply.
  6. Click Publish to save the dashboard and test the hyperlink.