Hyperlinks connect a process map or one of its shapes to another process, website, email address or document.

  1. Add a hyperlink circle from the Map Editor toolbox, or select the shape you want to link.
  2. Right-click the circle or shape and select Edit Hyperlinks.
  3. Enter the link name in Text to display.
  4. For a website, enter its URL in Address. For email, enter mailto: followed by the email address. For a document, use the folder icon beside Address, then double-click folders and the document to select it.
  5. Click Add. The link appears in the list. Use Open in a New Tab? if appropriate.
  6. Click Back to Process to return to the map.

If you need access to documents in Azure, an admin first needs to connect your Azure File Store.

Update links on a shape

Right-click the linked shape and select Edit Hyperlinks to open its link list. You can add another link using the steps above, or remove an obsolete link below.

Change a hyperlink circle type

Right-click the hyperlink circle. The current circle type is ticked in the menu; select the type you want to use.

  1. Right-click the shape or hyperlink circle and select Edit Hyperlinks.
  2. Click the delete icon beside the link to remove.
  3. When asked Are you sure you want to delete this record?, select Yes to confirm.

View the links

The hyperlink menu lists Pathways (links to other process maps) and External Links (links outside Triaster QMS). Select an individual shape to see its links below the diagram.