Create A Parent-Menu
Last updated 14/08/2024
A parent-menu will be at the top-level and the child-menu items will be available under it. The customizable Down button on a saved form record will automatically appear in the app bar to drill down to the child-menu items. The data will be filtered by the record selected in the parent-menu and only show the relatable data.Navigate to Menus
1. Select Visual in the menu.2. Select Menus in the sub-menu.
Figure 1 - Menus menu item
Add a Parent-Menu Item
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A menu item referencing an action type of Form must be created first and this menu item can then become a parent-menu to other menu items.
1. Click the Add Item button.
Figure 2 - Add Item button
2. Type a caption in the Caption field.
3. Type a number in the Menu Order field.
4. Click the lookup icon in the Action field and select a Form action to reference.
5. Optional: Click the Edit button in the Icon field and open an image file.
Figure 3 - Add a parent-menu
6. Click the Save button in the form app bar.
Figure 4 - Save a parent-menu
Add a Child-Menu Item
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This menu item will be the child-menu under the parent-menu just created.
1. Click the Add Item button.
Figure 5 - Add Item button
2. Type a caption in the Caption field.
3. Type a number in the Menu Order field.
4. Click the lookup icon in the Action field and select an action to reference.
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This can be any type of action!
5. Click the lookup icon in the Parent Menu field and select the parent-menu item.
6. Optional: Click the Edit button in the Icon field and open an image file.
Figure 6 - Add a child-menu item
7. Click the Save button in the form app bar.
Figure 7 - Save the child-menu item
In an End-User Application
Figure 8 - Parent-menu