Step 3 Build Left Menu

Step 3. Build Left Menu

WIZ004 - Defining a Standard Menu Component

In this step, you will create the left menu component. The menu will include two dynamic buttons to link to another LANSA process and function.

1.  Select the Left Menu Tab. Check your current process is set as iiPROC01, where ii are your initials.

2.  Press the Add Menu Item button. Notice the left menu is selected by default.

3.  When the Define Left Menu detail panel appears enter this information:

Sequence Number	10
Menu Type	Dynamic Button
Description	Display Sections
Button Style	Button Curved / Light Orange
Menu State	Always shown in the Menu Component
Link Type	LANSA Function
Process	iiPROC01
Function	iiFN001
Reuse Job	check box (i.e., yes)
Start in New Window	uncheck box (i.e., no)

 

    Notice your button style and color are pre-selected based on the values you set up using Menu Features in Step 2.

4.  Press Save Menu Item.

5.  When the Define Left Menu panel appears, press the Add Menu Item button again. Enter this information:

Sequence Number	20
Menu Type	Dynamic Button
Description	Display Personnel Skills
Button Style	Button Curved / Light Orange
Menu State	Always shown in the Menu Component
Link Type	LANSA Function
Process	IiPROC02
Function	iiFN002
Reuse Job	check box  (i.e. yes)
Start in New Window	Uncheck box (i.e. no)

 

6.  Press Save Menu Item.

7.  When the Define Left Menu panel appears, press the Build Menu button. (Do not check the box to Include Menu Separator Between Menu Items.)

8.  Using a second browser, execute your test function iiFN001. You should see two buttons in your left menu. Notice that when you select Display Personnel Skills, function iiFN002 has not been customized with the Wizard.

9.  In the final application, you will want to have the same presentation layout for all functions so that you can navigate between all functions using the menus. In order to accomplish this goal, complete WIZ007 - Adopting a Presentation Layout.