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Customizing the Application Menu (2.8)

If you hold the appropriate permissions, you can customize the application menu or InterSystems Data Studio™, including enabling or disabling items and modifying the order of menu items.

You can edit all system menu items but you cannot delete them.

Adding a Menu Item

To add a menu item:

  1. Click the Management icon in the application menu.

  2. In the Security section, click App Menu .

  3. Click New Menu Item .

  4. Specify details as follows:

    • Enabled controls whether this item is enabled (and visible). Clear this if you want the menu item to be hidden for now.

    • Title specifies the name of this menu item.

    • Icon Type , Icon Name , Icon URL specify the icon for this menu item.

      Icon Type controls how you specify the icon for this menu item. If you select Preset , choose an existing icon from Icon Name . If you select From URL , specify Icon URL as the URL of the icon.

    • Link specifies the URL to access when a user clicks this menu item.

    • Privilege Description provides a brief description of the permissions required to use this menu item.

    • Order controls the position of this menu item. Select an integer.

    All these options are required.

  5. Click Submit .

Editing a Menu Item

To edit a menu item:

  1. Click the Management icon in the application menu.

  2. In the Security section, click App Menu .

  3. In the row for the menu item, click the Edit icon.

  4. Modify details as when you add a menu item.

  5. Click Submit .

Deleting a Menu Item

To delete a menu item (other than a system menu item):

  1. Click the Management icon in the application menu.

  2. In the Security section, click App Menu .

  3. In the row for the menu item, click the Delete icon.

  4. Click Delete Menu Item to confirm.

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