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Forms: Menu

A Menu groups Action Buttons into a menu which can be displayed on the main menubar which appears on the top of the application.

The following are the top-level configuration parameters for Action Buttons:

The following fields are configured on the Details tabA menu presents buttons for actions in an Application or Stream View.

Menus in applications

In an application, a number of menus can be created. Typically, one menu is created for use on PCs, and one is created for use on mobile devices - in some cases, a single menu is enough as a default on both types of devices (or when only one type of device will be used). However, it is possible to create more than this - different, non-default menus in the application can be accessed using a URL that specifies the menu.

To make a menu in an application a default, right-click on it in the repository browser and select:

  • Make Default Desktop Menu
  • Make Default Mobile Menu

Top level application menus

For each top level application menu, the following fields are configured:

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FieldDescription
NameThe name of the
Action Button.
menu
OrderThe order in which
Action Buttons are presented on a menubar.Startup
the menu will appear
Default ActionThe action
which is fired after the Application with this
that will run when the menu is
loaded
opened

 

The tab contains also a list of Action Buttons (Buttons and Lists) configured in this Menu.

 

Menu Items

A list of menu items. You can add sub-menus and menu items as required. See below for details of configuring menu items.

Sub-menus and menu items

In stream views and under top level application menus, you can create sub-menus and menu items. Menu items make actions available to users on forms.

The following fields are configured for menu items:

FieldDescription
Description
Name
Description
The name of the
Action Button
menu item
Order

The order in which the menu items will be presented

ActionThe action fired by the menu item

 

The form provides the standard form icons.

 

The form also provides the following icons on the Details tab:

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