Adding a menu option
Adding a menu option gives Maximo users access to the signature option that you have created. You can also gives users access with a pushbutton as described in Adding a pushbutton.
To add a menu option:
- In Maximo, click Go To, click System Configuration, click Platform Configuration, and select Application Designer. The Applications filter page appears.
- Find and open the application record to which you want to associate the Launch in Context entry. The application's Workspace page appears.
- On the Select Action menu, click Add/Modify Select Action Menu. An Add/Modify Select Action Menu dialog box lists the existing custom menu options for the selected application.
- Click New Row. A new empty row is added to the list.
- Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.
|
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Element Type |
Select OPTION to create a menu option. |
|
Key Value |
Select the signature option name that you created for the selected application as described in Creating a signature option. |
|
Header Description |
Type an internal description of this menu option. |
|
Position |
Type a number to specify the relative position of this menu option. |
|
Subposition |
Type 0. |
|
Visible |
Enabled |
|
Tabs |
Select MAIN since the Launch in Context entry URL has substitution variables in it. |
- Click OK to save your changes.
- Click Save Application Definition
. - Repeat steps 2 to 7 for each signature option that you created as described in Creating a signature option.