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Copy Links dialog box

The Copy Links dialog box copies links from one report object to another. This saves time, and ensures that the links are exactly the same. You can copy a single link or multiple links.

Links may already have been defined for the object that you are copying the links to. In this case, the following rules apply:

  • Any existing links are not removed or overwritten, even if they point to the same target.

  • If a copied link has the same name as an existing link, the copied link is renamed as "Copy of Name".

  • If a copied link is a default link, it is copied to the object as the default link, unless that object already has a default link defined. If it does, the link is copied, but it is not set as the default. For information on default links, see Specifying the default link when multiple links are available.

Layout of the Copy Links dialog box

The dialog box contains two lists:

  • The list under Select the links to becopied contains all the links from the object. Select the link or links to be copied.

  • The list under Select the units to which the selected links will be copied contains the rest of the objects on the report. Select the object or objects to copy the links to.

The Copy 'Open in a new window' setting to the target units determines whether or not the Open in a new window setting is copied to the new link. This setting determines whether the target opens in the same window as the source (replacing the source) or in a new window (simultaneously displaying the target and the source) in MicroStrategy Web. By default, the setting is not copied, meaning that the target opens in the same window.

Click Copy to copy the links and return to the Link Editor.

To access the Copy Links dialog box

This procedure assumes you have already created the link that you want to copy.

  1. Edit the report or document in MicroStrategy Developer.

    • To do this, right-click the report or document, and select Edit. The Report Editor or Document Editor opens.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • In a report, right-click the object that contains the link to be copied, and select Edit Links.

    • In a document, right-click the Grid/Graph, and select Edit Grid. Right-click the object in the Grid/Graph that contains the link to be copied, and select Edit Links.

  3. Click Copy Links. The Copy Links dialog box opens.

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