Network Management

Broken hyperlinks in Orion Maps after the upgrade to Orion Platform 2020.2.5

Orion Platform 2020.2.5 changed the way hyperlinks for objects inserted into Orion Maps are processed. If you created relative hyperlinks for objects on Orion Maps in Orion Platform 2020.2.4 and upgrade to Orion Platform 2020.2.5, you have to manually modify the hyperlinks.

First published date

3/25/2021 12:16 PM

Last published date

1/30/2025 5:01 PM

Overview

If you created relative hyperlinks for objects on Orion Maps in Orion Platform 2020.2.4, these hyperlinks were modified to include the protocol to be protected from XSS vulnerabilities. In Orion Platform 2020.2.5, relative hyperlinks in Orion Maps are supported, too, but the hyperlinks modified in Orion Platform 2020.2.4 are not changed, and thus stop working. To resolve the issue, follow the steps below.

Product section

Orion Platform

Cause

Protection against XSS support in Orion Platform 2020.2.4 followed by the support for both relative and fixed hyperlinks in Orion Platform 2020.2.5.

Resolution

To address the broken links, fix the hyperlinks manually:

In the Orion Web Console, go to the map where the hyperlink with issues is.
Click More > Edit on the map, and then select the object (rectangle, circle, or image) with the hyperlink.
Expand the Behavior drop-down on the right and correct the hyperlink. You can use both relative hyperlinks and fixed hyperlinks. See the examples below.
- To change the entire hyperlink, go to the linked view, copy the current address and replace the hyperlink with it.
- If the link includes an ampersand (&), replace the ampersand with a question mark (?).
  
  original: <hostname or ip>/Orion/SummaryView.aspx&ViewID=18
  working in Orion Platform 2020.2.5: <hostname or ip>/Orion/SummaryView.aspx?ViewID=18
- If you created a relative hyperlink in Orion Platform 2020.2.4, the link was prefixed with http://. To resolve the issue, remove http:// from the link.
  
  relative hyperlink in Orion Platform 2020.2.4: ui/maps/management, automatically updated to: http://ui/maps/management
  working in Orion Platform 2020.2.5: ui/maps/management

For details, see Configure entity and image properties in Map Editor in the help topic on creating and editing Orion Maps.

Disclaimer: Please note, any content posted herein is provided as a suggestion or recommendation to you for your internal use. This is not part of the SolarWinds software or documentation that you purchased from SolarWinds, and the information set forth herein may come from third parties. Your organization should internally review and assess to what extent, if any, such custom scripts or recommendations will be incorporated into your environment. You elect to use third-party content at your own risk, and you will be solely responsible for the incorporation of the same if any.