Creating a portal link

Metrics Management portal link parameters differ for each object type. A link is case‑sensitive. A Metrics Management portal link uses the following syntax:

http://ServerName/MetricsManagementWebClient/portal_ObjectType.aspx
?objectID=<objectIDvalue>&s=ServerName&d=DatabaseName
&m=SingleSignOnMethod

ServerName/MetricsManagementWebClient specifies the address of the Metrics Management Web Client application, for example:

portal_ObjectType.aspx?objectID specifies the object type, for example:

Table 8‑24 describes the available object types and mandatory object IDs.

Table 8‑24 Metrics Management object type parameters
Object type	Parameter
Book	portal_book.aspx?bookID
Dashboard	portal_dashboard.aspx?viewID
Map	portal_map.aspx?mapID
Section	portal_section.aspx?sectionID
View	portal_view.aspx?viewID

objectID=<objectIDvalue> specifies the object ID parameters, for example:

Use the ampersand (&) character to separate multiple parameters, for example:

&s=ServerName specifies the Metrics Management Server name, for example:

&d=DatabaseName specifies the Metrics Management database name, for example:

&m=SingleSignOnMethod specifies the Metrics Management single sign-on method that authenticates the user, for example:

Table 8‑25 describes the supported Metrics Management single sign-on methods.

Table 8‑25 Metrics Management single sign-on method parameter
Single sign-on method	Parameter
Active Directory single sign-on	AD-SSO
Metrics Management authentication	MetricsManagement
LDAP single sign-on	LDAP-SSO
Windows authentication	Windows

The server name, database name, and single sign-on method parameters must be URL encoded. For example, use the plus (+) sign to separate parameters values that contain multiple spaces, such as &d=Sample+Corporate.

The following sample Metrics Management portal link references the Leading Indicators section, Sample Corporate database, and Windows authentication method:

http://MetricsManagementServer/MetricsManagementWebClient
/portal_book.aspx?sectionid=-2044797168&s=
MetricsManagementServer&d=Sample+Corporate&m=
MetricsManagement