MarkView Administration > MarkView Administration menu > Module Admin > Configure MarkView menus > Add a menu item

Add a menu item

When you add a menu item, the item remains inactivate until you assign it to a user group (see Assign menu items to user groups).

  1. If you are not yet in a Business Module Admin window, select Administration > Module Admin.
  2. Select Menu Item.
  3. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and click Insert.
  4. Complete the form and click Insert again. (See About menu items for detailed descriptions about the following:

    • Menu Name: Select a menu name

    • Menu Sequence: Enter a number to specify where the item appears in the menu:

      • In the main menu, lower numbers to push a menu item to the left.

      • In submenus, lower numbers push a menu item higher in the list.

    • Item Type: Specify if the item is a menu item, a link to the URL page, or a command sequence.

      • MENU: Generates a submenu when a user selects the item. Set the Item Value to the name of the menu. When a user clicks the menu, a submenu pops up.

      • URL: Triggers an action when a user selects the item. Set the Item Value to a full URL or a PL/SQL procedure.

    • Default Item Label: Enter the default name that appears in the interface.

    • Item Label Message: Leave this field blank unless you already have a MarkView Message to use for the menu item label.

    • Item Value: Provides the value that connects the menu item to page defined by the menu item or to the URL link.

    • MarkView Home Aware: Accept the default value.

  5. Assign the menu item to the appropriate user groups (see Assign menu items to user groups).