# Reporting Module Hyperlink in Object **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81, perspective, reporting\ **Created:** [October 31, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-hyperlink-in-object/81246 "2023-10-31T17:07:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zachary\_Kacel1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ea666f/32.png) [@Zachary\_Kacel1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zachary_Kacel1)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-hyperlink-in-object/81246/1 "2023-10-31T17:07:42Z")
I am experiencing an issue with hyperlinking in the Reporting Module. I would like the images in my report to link to their full-size versions, which are hosted on Webdev. However, when I enter a URL into the URL field, such as [google.com](http://google.com) as an example, it seems that the link is embedded in the PDF but is not functioning as a clickable hyperlink. **Edit:** Have found that clicking the link will return to page 1 regardless of what I put in the URL field. I can put Page:2 or Page:3 but when linking a URL it defaults back to page 1 Ignition Version: **8.1.32** ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/6/e/6e18fc704a0bf3b5bfbfeb5a0826d27a79ed8ddd.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/9/79e91356bd9582c04cb0a6e3799a2d55e3407a33.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_Carlton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/tim_carlton/32/52835_2.png) [@Tim\_Carlton](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tim_Carlton)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-hyperlink-in-object/81246/2 "2023-10-31T17:41:12Z")
I would expect the url to be more specific than that. Something like `https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/9/79e91356bd9582c04cb0a6e3799a2d55e3407a33.jpeg` ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-hyperlink-in-object/81246/3 "2023-10-31T17:51:25Z")
Do you have a sample PDF you're generating you can upload? ---
**Author:** ![Zachary\_Kacel1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ea666f/32.png) [@Zachary\_Kacel1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zachary_Kacel1)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-hyperlink-in-object/81246/4 "2023-10-31T18:01:32Z")
Here is a sample of the generated PDF [Report (6).pdf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/uploads/short-url/jkmKkNefHucTJWqPgsKgB1OosD1.pdf) (300.0 KB) ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-hyperlink-in-object/81246/5 "2023-10-31T18:29:02Z")
In your export, it appears that you used 'bare' urls (`www.google.com`) - some tools (Chrome, MacOS Finder, Safari) balk at this and either do nothing when the links are clicked, or reject it as invalid. Interestingly, Firefox's embedded PDF viewer seems to handle it fine. If you use a fully qualified URL including the protocol (`https://www.google.com`), it works for me in Finder, Safari and Firefox, but is silently rejected in Chrome; possibly as some sort of security measure since it's a local file trying to open an internet URL. [url 10-31-23 11AM.pdf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/uploads/short-url/StxqC83RPFp6lGjFcMOy3HVUiz.pdf) (4.7 KB) You can open the PDFs exported by the Reporting module in a text editor to confirm; there's lots of other junk you don't necessarily care about, but you should see sections like this somewhere: ```auto /Type /Action /URI (www.google.com) /S /URI ``` ```auto /Type /Action /URI (http://www.google.com) /S /URI ``` ---
**Author:** ![Zachary\_Kacel1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ea666f/32.png) [@Zachary\_Kacel1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zachary_Kacel1)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-hyperlink-in-object/81246/6 "2023-10-31T18:37:42Z")
I have tried with the full URL (`https://www.google.com` ) and it still does not open. I am trying in Adobe Acrobat and Chrome. If I am on page 2 and click the link it jumps back to page 1. ---
**Author:** ![Zachary\_Kacel1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ea666f/32.png) [@Zachary\_Kacel1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zachary_Kacel1)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-hyperlink-in-object/81246/7 "2023-10-31T18:50:49Z")
So, if I manually add the link using a PDF editor, it works in Chrome and Adobe Acrobat. However, I've noticed that the PDF code generated by Ignition is in PDF 1.2 format, and after editing it with Adobe, it becomes PDF 1.6. Could this be the cause of my problem? Perhaps the older PDF version (1.2) doesn't support hyperlinks, and that's why they aren't functioning as expected. ```auto endstream endobj 123 0 obj <> endobj 129 0 obj ``` ---
**Author:** ![Brady\_Fearnow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/74df32/32.png) [@Brady\_Fearnow](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brady_Fearnow)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-hyperlink-in-object/81246/8 "2024-03-27T17:03:45Z")
It would be really nice if this worked, but unfortunately the behavior is still the same in chrome and adobe. Looks like other applications have been able to generate URLs in a PDF without issue. ---
**Author:** ![flavien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@flavien](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/flavien)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2024, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-hyperlink-in-object/81246/9 "2024-06-24T10:00:57Z")
Hi, Is it possible to use hyperlink in image shape with Ignition 8.1.15 and Report Module 6.1.15 ? ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-hyperlink-in-object/81246/10 "2024-06-24T14:53:52Z")
Not in any supported way. You should upgrade. 8.1.19 is the first version that adds the URL property to reporting: > **[New in this Version 📣 | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/new-in-this-version#reporting-2)** > > Over the course of development, naturally there are changes and additions to the Ignition software. This page highlights any new functionality or modified behavior, but is not meant as a complete resource for new features. You can find more about... ---
**Author:** ![flavien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@flavien](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/flavien)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-hyperlink-in-object/81246/11 "2024-07-23T14:55:52Z")
Hi, In a PDF report, URL (hyperlink) in image doesn't work when you open it with Adobe Reader, Chrome and Edge. Do you have a solution ? It's OK with Firefox and Safari. ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-hyperlink-in-object/81246/12 "2024-07-23T15:00:59Z")
It's a user agent problem. Chromium/it's PDF renderer doesn't appear to allow clicking URLs from local file PDFs, or PDFs in the older format the reporting module outputs, or something. There's no workaround I'm aware of. ---
**Author:** ![flavien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@flavien](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/flavien)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-hyperlink-in-object/81246/13 "2024-07-23T15:07:56Z")
Does it work in Perspective Report Viewer or PDF Viewer ? ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-hyperlink-in-object/81246/14 "2024-07-23T15:32:43Z")
No, not currently, which is a bug we're tracking internally (IGN-6371). ---
**Author:** ![Thomas\_Poteat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@Thomas\_Poteat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Thomas_Poteat)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-hyperlink-in-object/81246/15 "2025-02-27T18:40:28Z")
I have to text fields in a report that have URLs associated with them. They open to the Chrome page when used in the designer preview, but does not when actually open as a PDF in Chrome. Has there been any work done on this since the last post to the forum? ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-hyperlink-in-object/81246/16 "2025-02-27T19:49:28Z")
No, as mentioned previously this is a decision Chrome made, not something we have control over. A variety of PDF viewers are perfectly happen with the hyperlinks we generate...and a variety are not. There's not much we can do about it. Eventually we may revamp the PDF output of the reporting module to be a "more modern" version, but that will not happen anytime soon.