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Anonymous
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3 years ago

Add Shared Location Path in Paginated Report Hyperlink

Hi DEVs,

 

I am trying to add Shared Location Path as Hyperlink URL in Paginated report's text box but it's not opening that path. 

This is the URL:

file://server01/Documents/Report.pdf

 

I followed these steps to add URL

1) Go to text box properties

2) Click on action

3) Click on Go to URL

4) Paste URL: ="file://server01/Documents/Report.pdf"

 

But when I click on the URL, it redirected me to some by default URL like:

https://paginated-reports.powerbi.com/#

 

Please let me know if there's any alternative to add shared location path in Hyperlink!

Need Help

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    Anonymous
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    2 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

    If I understand correctly, it seems that you are trying to add a hyperlink to a shared file location in a paginated report. However, according to the following official documentation, paths to items on a file system are not supported in Report Builder. You can only specify paths to items on a report server. This means that you cannot use a file:// URL to link to a shared file location in a paginated report.

    Specifying paths to external items in a paginated report - Microsoft Report Builder & Power BI Report Builder | Microsoft Learn

    One possible workaround is to host the file on a web server and use an http:// or https:// URL to link to it. Alternatively, you could try embedding the file as an object in the report itself, if that is an option for you.

    Best Regards