Configure hyperlinks

Open FactoryTalk Administration Console and sign in to the FactoryTalk Network Directory.

In

FactoryTalk Administration Console Explorer

:

To configure a new FactoryTalk Batch Server, right-click the application or the area name and select
Add New Server
FactoryTalk Batch Server
.
To edit an existing FactoryTalk Batch Server, expand an application or area name, right-click, and select
Properties
.

From the

FactoryTalk Batch Services Properties

dialog,

Descriptors and Defaults

tab, see the

Hyperlinks descriptors and defaults

area.

Select the desired resource type.

In the

Descriptors

area, type a descriptive name for each hyperlink you want associated with the resource type.

If necessary, type or change the information listed in the

Default Values

fields.

Select

OK

.

Open the FactoryTalk Batch Equipment Editor.

Navigate to the desired resource and right-click to display the edit dialog.

Select the

Hyperlinks

tab.

In the

Hyperlink Configuration

area, type each hyperlink. An example is,

http://

ServerName

/

e

Procedure/

Reports

/

<doc_name>

where

<doc_name>

is the desired HTML file to display,

Server_Name

is the name of the computer and

Reports

is a directory under

Program Files (x86)\RockwellSoftware\Batch View Server\customercontent

.

Select

OK

when done.

Restart the FactoryTalk Batch Server and

e

Procedure Server services to apply the configuration updates. When the resource is used in a batch and viewed in FactoryTalk Batch View, the hyperlink is displayed to the right of the resource.

Stop and restart the FactoryTalk Batch View Server.

When you select the hyperlink, the specified web page opens. To return to FactoryTalk Batch View, select

Back

on the browser toolbar. The URL displays in the remote Client’s

Address

box.