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  3. Section IV. End user
  4. Work with the SQL template designer
  5. Add an External Reference

Add an External Reference

Using the SQL Template Designer, you can create an tabular report template with a frame that can be populated from another URL providing HTML5 content. This special report template can then be placed on a dashboard and used in conjunction with other reports.

See Create new dashboards and add reports.

Note:

Not all sites will display. If the site included in the iframe returns the X-Frame-Options header, the linked site may not allow its inclusion in the iframe.

To create an external reference

  1. Select Reports > My Reports> Your Custom Name Folder.
  2. Click the New SQL Template button.
  3. Click the Query tab. No action is required on the Template Designer tab.
  4. Enter the following select statement:
    select '<iframe src="https:/aptare.com" width="100%" height="600"></iframe>' url from dual
  5. Replace "https:/aptare.com" with the destination URL.
  6. Click Validate Query.
  7. Click the Formatting tab. This page is pre-populated with the required field.
  8. Verify the report is set to display as a Table.
  9. Click the Save & Share tab.
  10. Enter a name for the template and select the folder to save it in. The template name must be unique.
  11. Optionally, enter a description.
  12. Click Advanced.
  13. Enter xxx-external.url in the Template name field.
  14. Replace xxx with a name.
  15. Click OK.
  16. Click Finish when back on the Save & Share tab.
  17. Locate the report template in your specified folder and run it. You can add this to a dashboard.

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