Commands and Links tab

Call URL

Select this option and enter a URL that is accessed by your default browser when the button is clicked. You should test this once you have it in place, since not all users are in the same relative location as you are.

Custom

Select this option to create your own actions for the button to execute. You can set the action, amount, and units affected by this custom action. Currently, you can only link the custom button to a trend chart existing on the view. You can use a button like this to scroll through your trend chart.

Execute

Select this option to invoke an available executable. Use the File button to locate the program. Use the parameters listed in the table below to send values to the external program. Enter the required parameters in the text field next to the File button. Be sure that other users of the view can also access the program.

Launch Attribute URL

Enter the URL of the object to display.

Open Artifact

Select this option to open the physical view associated with the selected artifact. Appears only on dashboards.

Open View

Select this option to open another view. Click Topic to open the hierarchy and select a topic. You can also enter a topic (type) and instance in the fields provided. We recommend you paste in the type and instance paths because they must be entered very accurately.

%tx
%tN

Physical type path where x is the section of the path you want. If you do not specify x, then the entire path is passed. If you want the path through the third section, you must specify %t1 %t2 %t3. Path sections in TrueSight Middleware and Transaction Monitor are delimited by the ! character.

%tN specifies the last section of a path. N is not a variable. It is the uppercase letter 'N.'

%T

Unresolved (logical) type path. Only useful on dashboards. If used on a views, then %T is the same as %t.

%i

Physical instance path.

%Ix
%IN

Unresolved (logical) instance path where x is the section of the path you want. If you do not specify x, then the entire path is passed. If you want the path through the third section, you must specify %I1 %I2 %I3. Path sections in TrueSight Middleware and Transaction Monitor are delimited by the ! character. Only useful on dashboards. If used on a views, then %I is the same as %i.

%IN specifies the last section of a path. N is not a variable. It is the uppercase letter 'N.'

%v

Actual attribute value.

%V

Attribute value label. Displays the attribute value label, if one exists, or the actual value if no label is associated with the current attribute, in which case it is the same as %v.

%u

TrueSight Middleware and Transaction Monitor user name.