Adding a View as a Process to the Navigation Bar

By default, the navigation bar includes processes for views that let you access Table Editor functions without opening the Table Editor itself. (For example, the matham view is provided as a separate process for your convenience.) You can add additional views from the Table Editor to the navigation bar. You may want to do this to improve the workflow for a group of users. (For example, you can add the calendar_exceptions view to the navigation bar for your Circulation staff so that they can change holiday hours for the library when necessary.)

To add a view to the navigation bar

1 Start the Preference Group Manager process.

The default location of this process is the Administration folder on the navigation bar.

Horizon opens the Preference Group Manager window.

2 Choose the group for which you want to change the Launcher settings.
3 Make sure Launcher is displayed in the Customize menu.
4 Click Modify.

Horizon displays the Customize Launcher Site Preferences window.

5 Click the Navigation Bar tab.
6 Open the Administration folder in the model navigation bar.
7 Highlight the Table Editor.
8 Click Copy.

Horizon copies the Table Editor and lists the copy in the model navigation bar:

9 In the Label field, enter the label that describes the view you are adding.

For example, if you want to access the calendar_exceptions view, you might change the label to “Holiday Schedule View”.

10 In the Arguments field, enter the arguments and switches to enable the correct view to start when you click the icon:

/vviewname

For example, enter /vcalendar_exceptions.

11 If you want to add switches to this view, use this format:

/switchargument /switch

For example, enter /vcalendar_exceptions /t.

Important: When you enter switches and arguments, do not put spaces between the slash ( / ) and the switch letter and the argument that goes with it (for example “/fstafpac”).

If a switch does not need an argument to complete it, you can enter the switches in any order in the Arguments field, with or without spaces between them.

For more information and examples, see Switches.

12 Click on the view icon and drag it to the location in the model navigation bar where you want it to appear.

Note: When you drop the copy onto a folder, Horizon opens the folder and shows the copied process in its new location. To keep the icon from being placed inside the folder, hold down the SHIFT key.

13 Click Apply.

Horizon adds the new view to the navigation bar.

Note: This view is accessible to everyone assigned to the preferences group you are changing. If you want to secure this view so that only certain users in this preference group can use it, see Securing a Local Process.

 


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