Link column - populating a form from an interactive report?

Hi
I have an interactive report which works great. I have now added a link column which leads to a form in my application,
How can I link the records in the interactive report with the form, so when a user clicks on the link column the form is populated with the details of that record from the interactive report?
Hope this makes sense

Hi,
The easiest way is to create it using wizard when you create a page:
Create Page -> Form -> Form on a Table with Report
The link will be created automaticaly on the base of the table Primary key or Rowid.
Otherwise: On the created Form there should be a page process called similar "Fetch Row from TABLE" (it is automated row fetch process)
There should be defined the primary key Item.
Now you can fill this item in report link attribute:
Link to Page -> your Form
Set the item Name and Item Value parameters:
FORM_ITEM_PK #REPORT_ITEM_PK#
If the Form is based on another table -> just use
Link to Page -> your Form
Set the item Name and Item Value parameters(here you can populate more fields - but there will be good to use some dynamic action instead):
FORM_ITEM_1 #REPORT_ITEM_1#
FORM_ITEM_2 #REPORT_ITEM_5#
FORM_ITEM_3 #REPORT_ITEM_3#
Regards
J :D
Edited by: jozef_SVK on 16.7.2012 4:22

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from
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WHERE (((upper(TOP_ITEM) like upper(:P1_SEARCH)||'%')))
and :P1_SEARCH is not null
(Link on Top Item - :P2_Search)
Page 2
select
from
Products
where Top_Item = :P2_Search
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FROM ..
{code}
<i> 200 is report #2's page
P200_PRODUCT_NUMBER is report #2's page item which is set on redirecting to that page.
Product_number is the column name of column with '#' characters
Change display type of product_number_link column to "standard report type"</i>

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Regards
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