Link to DOcument (PDF)

Hi
In the WEBI user guide it appears as though it is possible to link to PDF documents.
"Document cells can be defined as hyperlinks. Hyperlinks in cells are similar to the hyperlinks found on
the World Wide Web that allow you to open a different web page from the page you are currently viewing.
When you click a cell that contains a hyperlink, the target document specified in the link opens. The
target document can be another Web Intelligence document, a site on the world wide web, a PDF,
Excel or Word document, or any resource accessible through a hyperlink."
When we attempt to link to a document as follows:
1. Right-click the cell where you want to create the link and select Linking > Add Document Link
from the menu to display the "Create Hyperlink" dialog box.
2. Select the Link to a document tab.
3. Click Browse and select the target document in the Choose Document dialog box
When we Browse to the relevant folder the PDF documents do not display, only Webi documents display.
Is it possible to add PDF documents using the above mentioned functionality?
Thanks
Ian
Web Intelligence Version 14.0.2
Edited by: Ian Carbonel on Dec 15, 2011 12:50 PM

Thanks pumpaction,
My formula that launches a pdf document from a folder in the folder structure reads as follows:
/opendoc/openDocument.jsp?iDocID=AficloALXE5PimxTtxjwdTw&sIDType=CUID&sType=pdf\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" nav=\"doc\">Report Info</a>"
The document ID was found on the document properties.
Cheers
Ian
Edited by: Ian Carbonel on Dec 19, 2011 8:31 AM

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