Linear Pointer Properties Dialog Box, Action (Visual Studio Report Designer)

Select Action on the Linear Pointer Properties dialog box to enable hyperlink options for the linear pointer.

Options

  • Enable as a hyperlink
    Select an option to indicate the action to perform when the user clicks the item.
  • None
    Choose this option to indicate that the item has no action.
  • Go to report
    Choose this option to create a link to a drillthrough report that is located on a report server.
  • Specify a report
    Type or select the name of the report that you want to use as a drillthrough report.
  • Use these parameters to run the report
    Add a list of parameters to pass to the drillthrough report. The parameter names must match the parameters defined for the target report. Use the Add and Delete buttons to add and remove parameters and use the up and down arrows to order the list of parameters.
  • Add
    Add a new parameter to pass to the drillthrough report.
  • Delete
    Delete a parameter for the drillthrough report.
  • Up arrow
    Move the parameter up in the list.
  • Down arrow
    Move the parameter down in the list.
  • Name
    Type text that is the name of a parameter defined in the drillthrough report.
  • Value
    Type or select a value to pass for the named parameter in the drillthrough report. Click the Expression (fx) button to edit the expression.
  • Omit
    Provide a value to indicate whether the parameter is omitted or used. By default, the option is set to False, which means that the parameter is used. To change the option, click the Expression (fx) button and either type True or create an expression. The option is set when you click OK in the Expression dialog box.
  • Go to bookmark
    Choose this option to define a link to a bookmark in the current report.
  • Select bookmark
    Type or select the bookmark ID for the report to jump to when the user clicks the link. Click the Expression (fx) button to change the expression. The bookmark ID can be either a static ID or an expression that evaluates to a bookmark ID. The expression can include a field that contains a bookmark ID.

    To link to a bookmark, you must first set the Bookmark property of a report item. To set the Bookmark property, select a report item, and in the Properties pane, type a value or expression for the bookmark ID; for example, SalesChart or 5TopSales.

  • Go to URL
    Choose this option to define a link to a Web page. Type or select the URL of a Web page or an expression that evaluates to the URL of a Web page. Click the Expression (fx) button to change the expression. This expression can include a field that contains a URL.
  • Select URL
    Type or enter the URL of the item.

See Also

Other Resources

Report Designer User Interface Reference (Visual Studio)