Working with bookmarks
In Report Studio, you can create bookmarks for a detail table, a summary table, a cross tab, and a chart at the table or section level.
To create a bookmark, you specify a name that is used by applications such as Report Studio to identify the bookmarked element. You typically use hyperlinks with bookmarks, to link to content within the same report or in external reports stored in the file repository.
Creating a bookmark
When naming a bookmark for use in all supported BIRT applications, make sure it meets the following guidelines:
*Begins with a letter ([A-Za-z]) and may be followed by any number of letters, digits ([0-9]), hyphens ("‑"), underscores ("_"), colons (":"), and periods ("."). The letters in the name are case‑sensitive.
*Is not enclosed in single or double quotation marks; does not include spaces or the percent symbol ("%").
*Is representative of the report element being bookmarked, such as CrossTab, SummaryTable, Chart, and so on.
How to define a bookmark for a report table
1 Select and right‑click the target report element for which you want to define a bookmark, such as the report table, summary table, or cross tab element. Then, choose Bookmark from the menu.
2 Bookmark appears, as shown in Figure 11‑1. In Enter Bookmark, type a name for the bookmark. Choose OK.
Figure 11‑1 Creating a bookmark
How to define a bookmark for a report element in a section
1 Select and right‑click the chart or other report element in the section, and choose Bookmark from the menu.
2 Bookmark appears, as shown in Figure 11‑2. Select Generate Dynamic Bookmark Based on Section Value. Choose OK.
Figure 11‑2 Creating a section‑level bookmark
Modifying a bookmark
To edit an existing bookmark, select the element containing the bookmark, and choose Bookmark from the context menu. Then, for a table‑level bookmark, in Bookmark, edit the name of the element in Enter Bookmark.
Deleting a bookmark
To delete an existing bookmark at the report table level, in Bookmark, delete the name of the element in Enter Bookmark. If you are working with a bookmark at the report section level, deselect Generate Dynamic Bookmark Based on Section Value.