How can i link to an ItemType from a form with a hyperlink?

Hi Fred,

Could you clarify your use case slightly? When you click a link, do you want to open up a specific item (Part1), or do you want to open a search for an itemType (search for parts)? What are you expecting to happen when you click on the link for the polyItem?

AJ

Hi!

Thanks for your reply.

I want to open the search fot the itemtype/types. But it would also be interesting to know i i can link to a certain item, like Part1.

/Fred

Hi Fred,

There's a javascript method which you can attach as an onclick event, and it will load the search page for a specific ItemType. 

top.arasTabs.openSearch({ItemId}); is an existing aras method which will open a search for the itemtype provided. Adding this as an onclick method for a button or text will automatically open a new tab with a search for the given ItemType.

To open a specific item instance, you can use the startpage URL format.

http://{serverName}/{webAlias}/?StartItem={itemTypeName}:{ItemId}

Setting this link as a hyperlink will open the specified item in a new tab. 

Side Note: Keep an eye out for a new community project I'll be releasing in the near future. I believe it has a lot of overlap with your use case.

AJ

Thanks AJ!

The URL worked fine! But when using the method gave me an error:

Any idea what i did wrong?

Sorry, just a amateur misstake, i forgot to put ' around the itemid in the mthod, now it works fine!

Thank you very much AJ, looking forward to see the community project you mentioned!

/Fredric

Sorry, just a amateur misstake, i forgot to put ' around the itemid in the mthod, now it works fine!

Thank you very much AJ, looking forward to see the community project you mentioned!

/Fredric