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Generate a URL for a View

You can export a view and share it with coworkers who do not have access to dashboards. Performance Center can generate a special uniform resource locator (URL) to recreate a selected data view on demand. The URL lets you add the view to a web page or intranet site. The Generate URL feature lets you involve others in capacity planning and infrastructure upgrade decisions, for example. This feature also lets you share status information.

A security token is included with each URL. This token is based on the user who is logged in at the time of URL generation. Consequently, any user who can access the exported view can see the same data that the original user who exported the URL could see. Note, however, that the token applies only to the initial view. If the user who is accessing the exported view attempts to drill in, he or she is asked to authenticate. The drilldown only succeeds after successful authentication, and then only for a user account with the Drill into Views role right. Finally, an option is included to let the token (and thus, the view) expire after a selected time period.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in as a user with the appropriate role right: 'Generate URLs from Views' (CA PC) or 'Allow User to Generate URLs' (NPC).
2. Navigate to the dashboard or Interface report page that contains the view that you want to generate as a URL.
3. Open the Generate URL dialog:
   • (CA PC) Click the Edit icon on the view, and select Generate URL.
   • (NPC) Click the Edit icon on the view, and select Generate URL.

   The Generate URL dialog opens. The URL is displayed in the URL field.

4. Enable or disable the following required parameters for the exported view:

   View Container

   Displays the chart or graph with a surrounding container. The container includes the title of the view in a title bar and a black outline around the chart or graph.

   Default: Enabled

   Copyright

   (CA PC) If enabled, shows the copyright information for the web page in the view.

   Drill Down

   Enables users to drill down from the view into the underlying data source for more detailed data. These users must have a minimal product privilege to the data source and the 'Drill into Data Sources' role right to use this feature.

   Default: Enabled.

5. Select from the following time frame options:

   Time Options

   (CA PC) Let you change the time frame for the data in the exported view. Supply a custom time frame in the Start Time and End Time fields, or select a Time Range from the drop-down list.

   Time Span

   (NPC) Let you select a time frame for the data in the exported view.

   Token Expiration Options

   Control view expiration. The default, 'Never' expires, lets the exported view display indefinitely.

   If you want the view to expire, select a timeout period from the Token Expiration list. The URL includes an encrypted token that causes the view to expire after the specified timeout period.

   The token does not enable the user who interacts with the generated view to drill down for more data.

6. (Optional) Click Preview (CA PC) or View Preview (NPC) to see how the view looks with the options you selected.
7. Copy the URL displayed at the top of the page to the Clipboard.
8. Paste the URL to the destination for displaying the view.
9. Click OK.
10. The Generate URL window closes.