You can create hyperlinks to Third Party files, such as Microsoft Word documents and Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets. This is useful when you need a Mimic to provide access to additional information that is stored outside your ClearSCADA system, for example, you could have a hyperlink to policy documents.
To create a hyperlink to a file:
- Display the Mimic that is to contain the new hyperlink. You need to display the Mimic in Design mode (see Displaying a Mimic).
- Use the Pick Action Wizard to create a hyperlink to the file (set the pick action to Hyperlink and use the Link to File option to select the required file). For more information, see Using the Pick Action Wizard to Create a Hyperlink.
- Save the Mimic.
When the Mimic is displayed in Run Mode, selecting the 'trigger' object will cause the 'target' file to be displayed. The 'target' file will run in a new window (the application associated with the file will run, for example, for a Word document, Microsoft Word will run and display the 'target' file).