Add a link

Article • 6/8/2026 • 1 min read

You can create custom links to information and external programs using OpenLink.

When you add a link to a window or external program, you use the Link to open the link.

Before you can link to an external program, add it in OpenLink. See “Add a window, report, or external program” in the **.

  1. Open the Open Link (OLINK) page.

    1. Select Utilities > Maintenance > Open Link.

    Or

    1. Search for OLINK or Open Link in the Navigation box and then select Open Link.

Open Link (OLINK) page appears.

  1. Click Browse, highlight the window from which to link and click OK.

    For example, to create a link from the Orders (SO) page to the Sales Order Status/Cost (SOSTAT) window, select the Sales Order (SO) page in this step.

  2. To link to reports, click New on grid toolbar.

  3. Click the Report Id lookup reference and select the report (or window or external program) to which to link.

    Lookup For Report Id window appears.

  4. Highlight a row and click Select.

    Click Cancel to exit from this window.

  5. Type the entity name in the Entity Name field.

  6. Type the Filter.

  7. Select Need to Update Print Flag? check box.

  8. Click Save on the toolbar to keep the link.

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