Adding navigation components

You can link to applications and to external URLs, and you can add menus and buttons to organize application navigation.

Navigation components
There are several ways that you can integrate a new application into the existing navigation and you can add new navigation components if required.
Linking to an external URL
You can create a link to an external website from an application using a hyperlink control.
Linking to an application from a text field
You can configure a pull-down menu associated with a text field to have options that take the user to different applications.
Adding buttons to the application toolbar or Common Actions menu
You can include extra buttons on the application toolbar or in the Common Actions section of the side navigation menu. Toolbar buttons provide quick access to common actions, such as Save and Insert, and can be seen in all application tabs or can be limited to a specific tab.
Adding buttons next to text boxes
You can add buttons next to text boxes for the menu items that are most frequently used. You can add up to three buttons to a text box.
Adding options to the Select Action menu or More Actions menu
You can include options in the Select Action menu or in the More Actions menu. You add more options to give users access to the actions that they occasionally require.
Modifying links in a self-service application
To change the links in the application bar of a self-service application, you must configure a property in the presentation.xml file for the application. You can configure these links for a self-service application that you duplicated from an existing application or for a new self-service application that you create.

Parent topic: Developing applications