SSRS: How to display a hyperlink in sql services reporting

Question

I\'m using SSRS for 2008 R2 to display some data-generated reports. In my database table, I have a cell called Remarks. It usually contains links to software defects. The ce

Answer 1

How to create a text box in the title area that is a hyperlink (opens in another window)

1] Drag Text box to title area from Toolbar to the design surface

2] Then from the 'Report Data' pane on the left side, drag any field from the dataset into the text box {this is to create a 'placeholder' rather than a plain 'textbox'

3] Right click on the field, in the textbox, go to 'Placeholder Properties'

4] in the action Pane, of the 'Placeholder Properties' window, click 'Go to URL', then click the fx, i.e. expression button, and paste the following into the expression:

="javascript:void(window.open('http://172.15.189.14:64444/ElectronicForms.aspx','_blank'))"

click [ok] to close the expression window

5] Go to the 'General' tab, in the 'Placeholder Properties' widow. The Value field will be populated with the name of the field that you dragged into the text box, in step2, delete the name of the field. Then click the fx, expression button, and type the following into the expression window:

="Click for Help"

Then click [ok] to close the expression window

Then click [ok] to close the 'PlaceHolder Properties' window