Adding tools, submenus, and separators to a menu

You can add tools, submenus, and separators as menu items in a desktop menu.

1. From the Netcool/OMNIbus Administrator window, select the Menu menu button.
2. Click Menus.
   The Menus pane opens.

   Tip: You can double-click the menu to see existing menu items and tools. You can also click the round symbol (on UNIX) or the plus (+) symbol (on Windows) that is to the left of a menu.
3. From the tree structure, select the menu to which you want to add a menu item, and then click Add Item in the toolbar.
   The Menu Item Details window opens.
4. Complete this window as follows:

   Menu Item Type

   If you are adding a menu item, select the type of menu item that you want to add to the selected menu. If you are editing a tool or submenu, this field is read-only.

   Note: If you are adding a separator, this is the only entry required within this window.

   Tool

   Select the tool that you want to add. If you are editing a tool, you can choose to select another tool from this drop-down list.

   Note: This field is available for tools only.

   If you want to create a new tool that can then be added as a menu item within the selected menu, click Add Tool. The Tool Details window opens. Complete this window and save your changes. When you return to the Menu Item Details window, the tool will be available for selection within the Tool drop-down list.

   If you want to edit the settings of the selected tool, click Edit Tool. The Tool Details window opens. Complete this window and save your changes. You return to the Menu Item Details window.

   Title

   If you are adding or editing a tool or a submenu, either accept the default text (if given) in this field, or type another title. Include an ampersand (&) in the title if you want to create a mnemonic. This text will be shown as the menu item name within the menu.

   Note: If you are adding a tool, the Title field defaults to the name of the tool selected. However, if you subsequently select a different tool, the initial Title field entry will remain unchanged unless you manually update it.

5. Save or cancel your changes as follows:

   OK

   Click this button to save the menu item details and close the window. The Menus pane is updated to reflect the changes made. Your changes are also reflected in the relevant event list or Conductor menu the next time the desktop is started or the event list is resynchronized with the ObjectServer.

   Cancel

   Click this button to close the window without saving your changes.