Web Page Reports - Creating Custom Pages For External Linking

This article covers how to create a custom web page that can be linked to from anywhere. Common use of this is to embed custom pages within a Help Button on a form.

Access to create custom web pages depends on host-level access to Reporting Objects.

Open the Build Web Page Report page under the Website Host menu.

Follow the steps below to create a custom page:

1. Name the page. Make sure its unique from others that might already exist.

2. Create the content using the built-in editor, or edit the HTML using the tab at the bottom of the editor (not shown in image)

3. Save the page

4. Tap the Run report link on the right side
   
   Follow the steps below to create HTML for your new page:

5. Choose the page you wish to create as HTML

6. Tap the link on the right side. This tells the system to create an HTML page in the background, which will be displayed anywhere it's linked from.

That's it!

Now you can use the URL for your new page within help buttons, hover help, or text labels directly on the study forms.  Simply copy the exact name (including spaces) of your custom page into the following URL syntax:

The format of the URL is as follows:

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