Add a Link to a Frequently Used File
Within a Links dashpart, you can set up links to frequently used files that are located on your computer or on your network.
If an Administrator includes a Links dashpart when saving a Dashboard layout for other users, only those file that are on network shares will be accessible. Any file that is located on a user's hard drive will not be accessible to other users.
Prerequisite: Add a Links Dashpart.
To add a link to a file, complete the following steps:
- From the drop-down next to the dashpart name, select New Record.
- On the Add Links dialog box, select a Link Type of File.
- Click the File hyperlink and browse to the file.
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Select the file and click
Open.
The filename displays in the URL Link window. Vision automatically includes the "http: //", "ftp://", or "file://" portion of the URL.
- If you want the link to be identified by a caption in the dashpart, enter a URL Caption.
- Click Save.