This page is for application developers who want to provide one or more menus for application users.

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You can add menus to help the users of your Application or Stream View. To do this you add menu items to the repository. The top-level menu item is the container for all the menus in the application. The menu items it contains are:

• either menu options that trigger an action
• or sub-menus that list other menu options. 

When you create an application, PhixFlow automatically creates an empty top-level menu item in the repository. When you add an menu items to this menu and refresh the browser window, PhixFlow displays the menu(s) for the loaded application. 

For applications that are designed for use on both PCs and mobile devices, consider the usability of your menu on a small screen. A single menu may work in both form-factors. However, it can be helpful to have an alternative menu for mobile display. 

To specify a default menu for an application, In the repository, right-click on it the menu name and select:

• either Make Default Desktop Menu
• or Make Default Mobile Menu.

To specify an alternative menu to display instead of the default, provide users with a URL to the application that specifies the alternative menu.

Adding Menu Items to the Repository

To add menu items, in the repository for your application, find the Menus branch. For a new application there is always one menu item, which is created added by Phixflow when you create the application.

1. Double-click the menu item to open its properties.
2. Optionally, you can change its Name.
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4. Select one of:
   • Add a new sub-menu
   • Add a new menu item 
5. PhixFlow opens a new menu item properties.
   • For a menu item, select an action and specify the order for the menu in the menu bar.
   • For a sub-menu, enter a name, a display name and an order then add the sub-menu items.

The structure of the menu items in the repository reflects the menu structure you have created, for example:

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• Top-level menu
  Top item is the top of a tree of menus in the repository. The menu items listed in the top-level menu populates menu are displayed in the menu bar at the top of the screen. The top-level menu does not have a display name because it acts as a container for the menus, rather than being a menu option itself.
• Menu options
  Menu options are associated  are associated with an action. Actions are often linked to underlying streams. When a use clicks the option, PhixFlow runs the action. For example, if your application has a form to which a user can add data, the menu option "Save Changes" would save the data to the underlying stream.
• Sub-menu:
  A sub-menu contains more menu options . It is not associated or sub-menus so it is not associated with an action.

You can add 

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PhixFlow displays menu options on the menu bar. 

Changing the Default Menu

To specify a default menu for an application, In the repository, right-click on it the menu name and select:

• either Make Default Desktop Menu
• or Make Default Mobile Menu.

To specify an alternative menu to display instead of the default, provide users with a URL to the application that specifies the alternative menu.

Menu Properties

Top-level Application Menus

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