URL Custom Menu Sample

This page describes how to create a custom menu that open a URL. The URL is by default opened in the active Enterprise Explorer. It is possible to open the URL in a new IFS Enterprise Explorer instance by using <Shift+Click>, or in the default external web browser by using <Ctrl+Click>.

Define the Custom Menu

1. Open the page Solution Manager/User Interface/Custom Objects/New Custom Menu..
2. Enter the window where you will use the custom menu.
3. Enter the menu title. This is the text that will be shown in the pop-up menu.
4. Set Action Type to URL.
5. In the Action Parameters pane enter the name of the URL. It is possible to use values from the window where you run the custom menu, and context substitution variables as parameters in the URL. The section How to use form data in parameters explains how to use values as parameters.
6. Enter the presentation object to control security for the custom menu. If you do not want to use security, do not enter a presentation object.
7. Press Save button to save the custom menu.