Defining URL actions
URL actions invoke a link with a parameter set to the current dimension member. This functionality is helpful in obtaining additional information about a particular attribute. For example, a URL action in a movie database could look up a particular actor's biography; a URL action in a real estate application could allow navigating to the property's listing, and so on.
How to do it...
To set up a URL action that gets state information from maps.google.com:
Right-click on Action Organizer and choose New Action. Set the action type to URL, and name the action
State Information.Set target type to
Level Membersand target object toGeography.Geography.State-Province.Set the action expression to the following:
"http://maps.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x54936e7c9b9f6a55:0x7d4c65db7a0bb876&q=" + [Geography].[State-Province].CurrentMember.Name + "&hl=en&ved=0CBIQ3g0&sa=X&ei=Li5WUZCeLofFtwflo4H4BA"
Set the invocation property to interactive, the caption to
State...
