You can add locally-defined processes to the navigation bar to give users access to programs or views that are not included by default. You can add these types of processes:
• | Horizon stand-alone programs. Almost all Horizon processes are included on the navigation bar by default (though a user will only see those for which he or she has rights). The only exceptions are a handful of stand-alone programs (such as PUI Launcher or single Day End processes). While, you can run these programs from Windows Explorer or, in some cases, a command line, you may want to make them available to users right from the navigation bar. |
• | Views. Some general views are included on the navigation bar by default. However, there may be others that you want to make available to users so they can access them directly, without having to go through the Table Editor. (For instructions on adding a view to the navigation bar, see Adding a View as a Process to the Navigation Bar.) |
• | Third-party applications. You can add a process for any third-party programs that you want to make available from the navigation bar (for example, Microsoft Word or a web page). |
You can secure local processes if needed. (For instructions, see Securing a Local Process.)
If you try run multiple stand-alone processes (such as PUI Launcher and Horizon) against different databases, you may get an error message related to shared memory. (For more information, see Error Message.)
To add a process 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 from the Preference Group list. |
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 | Highlight the folder in the model navigation bar to which you want to add the process. |
If you want to add a new folder, see “Adding a Folder to the Navigation Bar” in the Launcher Configuration Guide.
7 | Do one of these options: |
• | If you know the path to the executable file for the process, enter the information in the Target field. |
For example, to add a process for the PUI Launcher program to the navigation bar, the path to the executable might be this: c:\Horizon\PuiLauncher.exe.
• | If you do not know the path to the executable file for the process, do these steps: |
– | Click the Browse button to the right of the Target field. |
– | Find the executable (.exe) file in your Horizon folder for the process you want to add. |
– | Click Open. |
Horizon enters the path to the file in the Target field.
8 | If you want to add switches or arguments to this process, enter them in the Arguments field using this format: |
/switchargument /switch
For example, enter /j235 /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.
9 | Click OK. |
Horizon saves your settings and closes the Customize Launcher window.
10 | To test the new process, double-click the process in the actual navigation bar in your Horizon environment. |
Note: This process is accessible to everyone assigned to the preferences group you are changing. If you want to secure this process so that only certain users in this preference group can use it, see Securing a Local Process.
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