Step 2 Horizontal Menu Components

Web Functions Wizard

Step 2. Horizontal Menu Components

WIZ005 - Defining a DHTML Menu Component

In this step, you will create a horizontal menu component which will acts as a navigation bar for your functions. Your horizontal menu will contain three main options: Home, Links and Help.

1.  Execute the Wizard. When the Home Page appears, set the Characteristic to Modify as DHTML Menu and select process iiPROC01, where ii are your initials. Press Go.

2.  Select the tab Horizontal. Notice the left menu is selected by default and you have the options to select Left or Horizontal Menu to be customized.

3.  Press the Add Menu Item button.

4.  When the Define DHTML Horizontal detail panel appears, enter this information:

Sequence Number

1

Menu Type Description

Functions Wizard

Link Type

LANSA Function

Process

WIZARD2

Function

WIZ02

Start in new Window

check box  (i.e. yes)

 

 

5.  Press Save Menu Item.

6.  When the Define DHTML Horizontal detail panel appears, press the Add Menu Item button again and enter this information:

Sequence Number

2

Menu Type Description

Useful Links

Link Type

No Link

 

 

7.  Press Save Menu Item.

8.  When the Define DHTML Horizontal detail panel appears, press the Add Menu Item button again and enter this information:

Sequence Number

3

Menu Type Description

Help

Link Type

URL

URL

<RDML MERGE="*LW3WIZHELP">/wiz02.htm

Note: The value <RDML MERGE="*LW3WIZHELP"> must be uppercase to evaluate correctly.

Start in new Window

uncheck box  (i.e. no)

 

 

9.  Press Save Menu Item.

10.When the Define DHTML Horizontal detail panel appears, press the Sub-Menu for the new Useful Links menu item. Notice a new menu is presented with a different parent menu identifier. Press the Add Menu Item button and enter this information:

Sequence Number

1

Menu Type Description

LANSA Home Page

Link Type

URL

URL

http://www.lansa.com

Start in new Window

uncheck box  (i.e. no)

 

 

11.Press Save Menu Item.

12.When the Define DHTML Horizontal panel appears, Add Menu Item button again and enter this information:

Sequence Number

2

Menu Type Description

Qantas

Link Type

URL

URL

http://www.qantas.com.au

Start in new Window

uncheck box  (i.e. no)

 

 

13.Press Save Menu Item.

14.When the Define DHTML Horizontal panel appears, press the Parent Menu button. Notice this returns you to your original menu with parent menu identifier 1.

15.Press the Build Menu button.