Create a hyperlink to an asset

Important 

In Collibra 2024.05, we launched a new user interface (UI) for Collibra Platform! You can learn more about this latest UI in the UI overview.

Use the following options to see the documentation in the latest UI or in the previous, classic UI:

You can manually create hyperlinks to assets.

Tip Collibra Platform can also create hyperlinks automatically.

Steps

  1. Open an asset page.
  2. Double-click Click a text attribute, for example the definition, to edit the text.
  3. Select the text to transform into a hyperlink.
  4. On the toolbar, click (Insert/edit link)(Link) → Link to asset.
  5. Enter the required information.
    SettingDescription
    Assets

    The name of the asset to which you want to link.

    The assets are filtered as you type.

    Tip To help you identify the correct asset, the domain of each asset is shown below the asset name.

    Text to displayThe display text that will be visible in the attribute. By default, this is the text that you selected.
    Note 
    • You can link to multiple assets, in which case, all links are shown in the bottom-left of the screen when someone clicks the link. They can then select which one to follow.
      Hyperlink has multiple destinations
    • Links to assets added using Link to asset are not clickable in emails.
  6. Click Save, to save the hyperlink.
  7. Click Save, to save the content of the text field. Click the Save icon to save the content of the text field.