A URL is a standard way of identifying the location
for any external file or Web site. Create URLs to keep the files and
Web sites you use most frequently at your fingertips. Clicking a URL
opens the file or Web site in the browser. After opening a URL, click
the back button in your browser to return to the portal.
The
URL must contain a valid server name that is included in the valid
domains list, as specified by your administrator. Otherwise, you cannot
create the URL.
Procedure
- In IBM® Cognos® Connection, go to the folder where
you want to create the new URL.
- Click the new URL button
on the toolbar.
- In the Name box, type the name of
the new URL.
- If you want, in the Description and
in the Screen tip box, you can type a description
of the entry.
The description appears in the portal
when you set your preferences to use the details view Personalize the Portal. The
screen tip, which is limited to 100 characters, appears when you pause
your pointer over the icon for the entry in the portal.
- In the URL box, type the URL location.
If the URL points to a Web site address, the protocol must
be included. For example, to create a URL for the IBM Cognos Web
site, type http://www.cognos.com.
The URL must use a valid
domain, as specified by your administrator. To view a list of acceptable
domains, click View acceptable domains.
- If you do not want to use the target folder shown under Location,
choose another location:
- Click Select another folder, select the
target folder, and click OK. If the folder
box is empty, go back one folder level using the path at the top of
the dialog box.
- Click Select My Folders as the location.
- Click Finish.
Results
In the portal, URL entries are identified by the URL icon
.