Lists - Board view - insert clickable link

Question

Hi,

I have a list that has a colums that contains a hyperlink.

When I click on it in the 'all items' view, it opens the link in a new tab.
However, when I use the board view, I can't click the link. It opens the details of my item. And even from there, I can't click the link.

Is there a workaround, so I can open the link in board view?

Thx,

Koen

Answer 1

Hi @De Winter Koen (DGA)
I'm glad to hear you solve the problem ,if you have any issue about SharePoint, you are welcome to raise a ticket in this forum.

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Issue Symptom:
I have a list that has a colums that contains a hyperlink.

When I click on it in the 'all items' view, it opens the link in a new tab.
However, when I use the board view, I can't click the link. It opens the details of my item. And even from there, I can't click the link.

Current status:
I think I found the cause. My link is stored in a calculated column. So it is not considered as a link in the other views.
I made a new column, which is populated with power automate, so it contains the correct link.
When I create a board view, the link is displayed correctly, but it is not clickable.
If I click, it opens a card, where the link is clickable.

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Answer 2

Hi @De Winter Koen (DGA)
I have not reproduced your problem in my site. When I use board view, the link in hyperlink column is also clickable:

And the link in item edit form is clickable too:

You could try to create a new board view to see if this issue persists or check whether this problem happen in other lists/sites.

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Answer 3

@Yi Lu_MSFT
Hi,
I think i found the cause. My link is stored in a calculated column. So it is not considered as a link in the other views.
Now I have to find a way to copy the value to a hyperlink column.

Answer 4

Hi @Yi Lu_MSFT ,
I made a new column, which is populated with power automate, so it contains the correct link.
When I create a board view, the link is displayed correctly, but it is not clickable.
If I click, it opens a card, where the link is clickable.

I noticed that when I hover the mouse cursor on the board view, it changes to a hand (even above the link). That is why it doesn't open the link?

Thanks for the help!