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Variable for group name in group summary page?

Is there a variable that can reference the group name on the group summary page? I am adding a "User Links" widget to all my node summary pages that will contain links to pictures of said device. So the link will be something like solarwinds-name/Orion/Images/${Branch}/${Caption}.jpg. ${Branch} is a custom property assigned to each device which is the same as the Group folder it is in. So as long as I name the folders and pictures properly, I can link to photos of the specific device.

I would also like to do this on the Group Details summary page with links to the entire rack at each branch. This link would be something like solarwinds-name/Orion/Images/${GroupName}/${Groupname}.jpg but I can't figure out how to reference the group name.

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dburns865

I figured out a way around this. The ${Name} variable would not work in the User Links widget, but did work in the Custom HTML widget. Just added hyperlinks referencing the picture in the Custom HTML widget instead. Not sure why the User Links widget would interpret variables differently from the Custom HTML widget.

In case anyone else is looking to do this, I just added:

<a href="https://solarwinds-server/Orion/images/YourFolder/${Name}/${Name}.jpg">PictureName</a><br>

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tony.johnson

Container names are not exposed as variables on a summary page as these are intended to display all entities. ${Name} on a group detail view such as Orion/NetPerfMon/ContainerDetails.aspx?NetObject=C:3 will provide the container name.

dburns865

Thanks for the reply! So is there any way I could get this to work on the Group Details page? I tried making a group custom property with the branch ID as well but that variable didn't seem to work either. Even if there was a variable for group member hostnames I could reference, those all have the Branch ID I need as well.

EDIT: Also, the Group Details page I am on has the URL /Orion/NetPerfMon/ContainerDetails.aspx?netobject=C%3a199&ViewID=8, so shouldn't I be able to reference ${Name}? I even went into the DB and confirmed there is a Name column under Containers so I am a bit confused as to why that ${Name} variable isn't working.

dburns865

In case anyone else is looking to do this, I just added:

<a href="https://solarwinds-server/Orion/images/YourFolder/${Name}/${Name}.jpg">PictureName</a><br>