Many views contain hyperlinks to either outside URLs or other sheets. These hyperlinks are added by the author and can be useful for getting more information about a set of data points. Based on how the view was authored, hyperlinks can be launched in one of the following three ways:
Select - click a mark in the view.
Hover - rest the pointer over a mark in the view
Screen Tip - the hyperlink is available in the screen tip that displays when you rest the pointer over a selection of marks
A view may link to an outside webpage to show more information about the data. For example, a map view might link from a specific location to show a satellite image. Or a sales report may link from a selection of products to show the current inventory status on an internal intranet. When you click a link it takes you to the external webpage, which is outside of Tableau Server. Webpages can also be embedded into dashboard. In this case, clicking a link loads the webpage in the same window.
In addition to linking to external webpages, some views will have hyperlinks to other views on Tableau Server. These links filter data in the target view based on your selection in the source view. For example, in the dashboard shown below, selecting a product in the list of Top Selling Products filters the map view to show where the product is sold.