Hyperlink

The Hyperlink property enables you to link a widget to another dashboard or to a URL. When a user then clicks the widget, the linked dashboard or URL opens and replaces the current dashboard in the browser.

You can add variables from dashboard templates to the URL. Variables will be replaced by their assigned value when an instance is viewed. Add variables to the URL in the format ${variable}.

For example, a company uses a URL in a dashboard template to show the floor plan of their company location. They use different instances for each location and want to show the floor plan specific to each location.

The following URL replaces the query value with the value of the variable location that is assigned to the instance:

https://example.com/office-locations/floor-plans?site=${location}

When viewing the instance with the assigned value Atlanta, the floor plan for the company location in Atlanta is shown. The location variable is replaced with Atlanta in the URL: https://example.com/office-locations/floor-plans?site=Atlanta

If the variable is not defined or the template is converted back into a dashboard, the variable expression in the URL is not resolved.

For more information on templates and variables, see Template Manager.

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