New Link Dialog Box

Use the New Link dialog box to create a new document link on a form and associate the link with that area.

The forms that can display this dialog box include Project, Cost Analysis, Schedule Analysis, and Workflow. Alternatively, you can create the new document link on the Link Center form.

Name

Path

Enter the complete path of the link. It accepts a path that uses any of the following conventions:

Alternatively, you can click the ellipsis (...) button to open the standard Open dialog box, allowing you to select a file. Selecting the file displays the complete path and file name in this field. The full path and file name then becomes a link, which, when click, displays the selected file. Moreover, you can change the path and file name to a standard text by clicking the empty portion of the field or clicking

. By default, this field is blank.

Description

Clicking Save changes the name of the form from <New Link> or a current name to the value that you enter in the Name field.

To display the New Link dialog box in Projects:

On the Navigation menu, click Projects » Projects.
In the Projects List View, take one of the following actions:
- On the form toolbar, click Form View.
- On the form toolbar, click Cost Analysis. The Cost Analysis form displays.
- On the form toolbar, click Schedule Analysis. The Schedule Analysis form displays.
Click the Links tab.
On the Links toolbar, click New.

To access the New Link dialog box in Workflows:

On the Navigation menu, click Workflows » <Any Workflow>.
On the toolbar, click Form View.
Click the Links tab.
On the Links toolbar, click New.