How to include HTML link in BI Publisher Report?

Question

Hi,
I am trying to include an HTML link in a BI Publisher report. But I get the HTML Code, not the link.
I have put this in the Data Set SQL Query:
select id_constancia, rfc, apellido_paterno, apellido_materno, nombre, e_mail_empleado,
'a href="http://dbxserver.dbxprts.com:7778/pls/apex/f?p=134:1:::NO::P1_ID_CONSTANCIA:'||ID_CONSTANCIA||'">CITA</a ' as liga_cita
from geiq_constancias
where entregada = '0' and sust_rh = '0'
And I have included the field LIGA_CITA in the rtf template,
But I get this in the HTML output:
=======
Please clic on the link below to log into the system:
a href="http://dbxserver.dbxprts.com:7778/pls/apex/f?p=134:1:::NO::P1_ID_CONSTANCIA:1183">CITA</a
=========
(I removed the beginning and ending '<''>' to prevent the text to be shown as a link)
I have put the property "Make HTML output accessible" to TRUE in the report configuration, but nothing changes.
Does anyone know how to make this work?
Thanks.
Francisco

Answer 1

Hi Francisco,
Note:
your xml should only have
<URL>http://dbxserver.dbxprts.com:7778/pls/apex/f?p=134:1:::NO::P1_ID_CONSTANCIA:1183</URL>
Show me your sample XML , i can help you.
What is your expected output ? PDF or HTML ?
here it is.
option1:
If the XML data includes an element that contains a hyperlink , then you can use that element to create dynamic hyperlinks at runtime.
a. insert hyperlink from word menu
b. In the Type the file or Web page name field of the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, enter the following syntax:
c. {ELEMENT_NAME_WHICH_HAS_URL_LINK}
where ELEMENT_NAME_WHICH_HAS_URL_LINK is the xml data element name
option2:
create a form field, you can add it
<fo:basic-link external-destination="http://www.google..com">
<fo:inline text-decoration="underline">google Link</fo:inline>
</fo:basic-link>
or
<fo:basic-link external-destination="{ELEMENT_NAME}">
<fo:inline text-decoration="underline">google Link</fo:inline>
</fo:basic-link>
or
<fo:basic-link>
<xsl:attribute name="external-destination"><xsl:value-of select="ELEMENT_URL"/>
</xsl:attribute>
       <xsl:value-of select="LINK_NAME"/>
</fo:basic-link>