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Link Examples
Review these link examples for ideas on how to use the Link Wizard to build links between workspaces.
Link Anchor Properties
The link anchor properties enable you to show a visual indicator on tables where customized links have been defined, and to establish a default link that opens when the user clicks the indicator.

Custom Workspaces
- Customizing Workspaces
- Custom Workspace Options and Guidelines
- Tutorial: Defining a workspace
- Starting Workspace Administration Mode
  Typically, workspaces you create are saved with your user ID and no other users can see them. You can turn on administration mode so that all workspaces you edit and save while in this mode are shared with all users who log on to the same Marvel Enterprise Portal Server.
- Workspace Properties
- Creating a New Workspace
  You can create a new workspace from any existing workspace. The new workspace is associated with the same Navigator item as the original workspace. You cannot save a new workspace if your user ID does not have Workspace Author Mode permission.
- Saving a Workspace
  You must save a workspace to maintain the changes you make to the workspace properties; otherwise, the changes you have made are lost.
- Editing a Workspace
  Use the Properties editor to change the general characteristics of a workspace and to edit the style and content of any of its views. You can delete or restore the original version of an edited workspace through the File menu.
- Renaming a Workspace
  You can rename a workspace to better suit your environment.
- Deleting or Restoring a Workspace
  You can delete a workspace of your creation and restore the original version of a predefined workspace or one created by the administrator.
- Defining Links between Workspaces
  - Creating a New Link
    Use the link wizard to define a link from a Navigator item, graphic view, or query-based view that opens the targeted workspace in the same or new windows.
  - Testing the Link
    You can test the link you have created to ensure that it works correctly.
  - Editing a Link Definition
    You can edit a link definition after it has been created.
  - Deleting a Link Definition
    You can delete a link definition when it is no longer useful.
  - Adding or Editing a Link Anchor
    You can add or edit a link anchor by using the Link Anchor Properties editor to hide the link indicator, disable it for table rows that do not meet the link criteria, and to assign a different default link or no default link.
  - Link Examples
    Review these link examples for ideas on how to use the Link Wizard to build links between workspaces.
    - Dynamic Linking
      The dynamic link type has you specify an identifier for the target workspace. When the source is a table row or chart point, you can often select a symbol for an attribute that identifies the managed system.
    - Relative Link from a Navigator Item
    - linkIsEnabled Usage Example
    - Link Anchor Properties
      The link anchor properties enable you to show a visual indicator on tables where customized links have been defined, and to establish a default link that opens when the user clicks the indicator.

Link Anchor Properties

The link anchor properties enable you to show a visual indicator on tables where customized links have been defined, and to establish a default link that opens when the user clicks the indicator.

Default Link: When you select the option to show the link indicator, the user can click the link indicator to go directly to the default linked workspace or, if no default link was assigned, to see and select from the list of available linked workspaces. Select from the list of target workspaces or select (No Default) to have no default link.
Options: Show Link Indicator adds a new first column to the table, within each row; or it overlays the Navigator item icon in the graphic view with . Clear this option if you want no link indicator in the table or graphic view.
Link Indicator Always Enabled shows the links in every row of the table or over every linked Navigator item icon in the graphic view, which is normally what you want. Some links, however, are conditional, based on the value of a particular cell (or a derived value). For example, a link might be defined to work only on rows that have a thread count value over 30. You would clear this option to have the link indicator display only on the rows where the thread count is over 30. The advantage of this option is it guides the user to the valid link rows; the disadvantage is that it takes more time for the table to render.