OpenBuildings™ Designer Help

Create Link on Named Group Dialog

Used to link files, websites, and key-ins to a named group.

You can access this dialog from the following:
  • Named Groups dialog: right click a named group and select Add Link


SettingDescription
Type Used to select the type of link to create: From File, Key-in or URL.
LINKS ADD NAMEDGROUP FROMFILE <FILENAME>
LINKS ADD NAMEDGROUP KEYIN <keyin>
LINKS ADD NAMEDGROUP URL <url>
Text Box Type the website's address, the e-mail address, or the key-in syntax in this text box. You can also select the type of URL link from the drop-down list.
  • http:// — A website on a regular server.
  • https:// — A website on a secure server.
  • mailto: — An e-mail address.
Select Link from File Icon Opens the Create Links dialog, which allows you to select a file to which to link.
Accessible From Members When on, you can open the link either by right-clicking the named group in the Named Groups dialog and selecting Open Link or by using the Element Selection tool, right-clicking on an element that belongs to the named group, and selecting Open Link. When off, you can open the link only from the Named Groups dialog; you cannot open the link from an element in a view.