You can link multiple views to an object, image, free shape, or relationship/line on a view. The advantage is that you can click through a relationship or object to another view, setting up a good navigation structure in BlueDolphin and, for example, adding in-depth insights to certain parts of the view.
Link a View to an object, image, free shape, or relationship/line:
In edit mode, select the object.
Click the hyperlink
icon to open the options ,then select Link to a View.
You can search for a view or browse through different categories. Select the view(s) you want to add and click Save.
To access a linked view in edit mode, right-click and select the Open linked views option.
In the view mode, you can navigate to the linked views. An object, relationship, or image to which a view is linked, gets a shadow around it as you move your mouse over it. Also, the mouse cursor shows a hand indicator and a tooltip that tells you to double-click to open the view.
One view linked
If one view is linked, it opens immediately when you double-click the object.
Multiple views linked
If multiple views are linked, double-click the object to display the list of linked views.
It is also possible that a view has been removed by the owner or that you don't have access to it.
In this case, you can see an orange exclamation mark in front of the title of the toolbox.
By clicking one of these views, you will get an error message.
If you want to remove this reference from an object, right-click the object in edit mode and from the Selected section, uncheck the view with an error.
In BPMN, you can also link to other BPMN views. Use Call activity to link to another process. If a process has the official view, right-click to open it.
For additional information, please check out this video.
NOTE: If the View has a process object linked to an official process, that official process gets automatically linked to the object, and this connection cannot be removed.
Unlink a View
To unlink a view from an object, image, free shape, or relationship/line,
Click the hyperlink button and a list of available views will open. From the section Selected, uncheck the view that you want to remove and click Save.
Link URLs in the Architecture View
You can link URLs to the object, image, free shape, or relationship/line, so that you can have essential resources directly on a view.
In the edit mode,you can link URL to an object by clicking that object.
Click the hyperlink icon to open the options.
Once you select the Link to a URL option, a pop-up comes up to enter the URL and display text (maximum 255 characters) that you want to show on the view.
Maximum 5 URLs can be linked to a view, relationship, or image. After 5 URLs, the option gets disabled and the message is displayed asking you to remove or edit the existing URL first.
If you want to see the added links in edit mode, select and right-click the respective object and click Open linked URLs option to see the list.
In the view mode, you can navigate to the linked URLs. An object or a free shape to which a URL is linked shows a shadow around the object as you move your mouse over it. Also, the mouse cursor shows a hand indicator and a tooltip that tells you to double-click to open the link.
One URL Linked
If only one URL is linked to the object, image, or free shape, just double-click it to open the page.
Multiple URLs Linked
If multiple URLs are linked to the object, image, or free shape, double-click to open the list of linked URLs. You can also right-click the object to see Open linked URLs option.
Edit or Remove the URL
Right-click the object and select Open linked URLs option to see the list.
Click the pen icon where you can either edit or remove the URL.
Link URLs to Relationship or Line
You can link URLs to a relationship/line so that you can add essential resources directly on a view.
In the edit mode,you can link an URL to a relationship/line by selecting it.
Click the hyperlink icon to open the options.
Once you select Link to a URL option, a pop-up comes up to enter the URL and display text (maximum 255 characters) that you want to show on the view.
You can link a maximum of 5 URLs to the relationship/line. After 5 URLs, the option gets disabled and the message is displayed asking you to remove or edit the existing URL first.
If you want to see the added links in edit mode, select and right-click the respective relationship/line and click Open linked URLs option to see the list.
In the view mode, you can navigate to the linked URLs. A relationship/line to which a URL is linked lights up as soon as you move your mouse over it and the mouse cursor shows a hand indicator.
One URL Linked
If only one URL is linked to the relationship/line, just double-click it to open the page.
Multiple URLs Linked
If multiple URLs are linked to the relationship/line, double-click to open the list of linked URLs. You can also right-click the relationship/line to see Open linked URLs option.
For additional information about editing or removing URLs, refer Edit or Remove the URL section.