Changing the Information for a Sub-Tab

If you want to, you can change the information for a sub-tab that you have added to a tab. (For example, you can change the URL for a URL sub-tab.) Here is a list of the things that you can change for a sub-tab:

Text on the sub-tab.
Hover-text or ToolTip for a sub-tab.
Title in the tan bar on a sub-tab’s page.
Description of instructions for what to do on the sub-tab’s page.
HTML help file assigned to the sub-tab.
URL for a URL-type sub-tab.
XSL template assigned to a sub-tab.

To change the information for a sub-tab

1 Access the tabset that contains the sub-tab whose information you want to change. (For instructions, see Adding or Changing a Tabset.)

The Administration tool displays the Edit Tabset page.

2 Click Edit Sub-Tabs.

Here is an example of the Edit Sub-Tabs page:

3 Click the tab that has the sub-tab you want.
4 Click the sub-tab that you want to change.

The Administration tool displays the Update Subtab page.

5 Change these fields to name the sub-tab and enter other information; otherwise, continue with step 6:

Field

Action

Name

Enter the name you want displayed on the sub-tab. (For example, enter “Basic”.)

Note: If you want to wrap the tab’s text to the next line in the tab, enter a semicolon ( ; ) at the point at which you want to break the line. However, if you wrap the text for one tab in a tabset, you may want to wrap them all. This is because a tab with wrapped text is taller than a tab with unwrapped text.

Hover-Text

Enter the description that you want displayed in the ToolTip box when the mouse hovers over the sub-tab name. (For example, enter “Basic Search”.)

Title

Enter the name that you want Information Portal to display in the tan bar on a search page. (For example, enter “Basic Search”.)

Description

Enter a detailed description about what clicking on this sub-tab will display or do, or what this sub-tab is for. (For example, enter “Enter a search term and click Go to search the library catalog”.)

Information Portal displays this description as instructions under the Title in the tan bar on a search page.

HTML Help File

Enter the name of the HTML help file that you want Information Portal to display. (For example, enter “basicsearch.htm”.)

If your library has created HTML help for this sub-tab, you can enter the file name so that Information Portal displays the help when users click the Help button. This is the default directory for the HTML help files:

directory where you installed Application Server software\jboss\server\default\deploy\hipres.war\help\eng

You must be sure to place your help file in this directory so that Information Portal can display the file.

Important: SirsiDynix does not support custom HTML help file functionality. Also, creating custom HTML help files requires proficiency in HTML.

URL

OR

XSL Template

Do one of these options:

In the URL field, enter a URL.
In the XSL Template field, choose an XSL template from the drop-down list.

Note: The field that appears depends on the type of sub-tab you are changing.

Additional Parameters

Enter the search category group that you want to display. (For instructions, see Assigning a Search Category Group for Information Portal to Use.)

6 Click OK.

The Administration tool displays the Edit Sub-Tabs page.

7 If you want to change another sub-tab, do one of these options; otherwise, continue with step 8:
If you want to change another sub-tab for this same tab, repeat steps 4 through 6.
If you want to change another sub-tab for a different tab, repeat steps 3 through 6.
8 If you added a tabset, assign the tabset to the library profile for which you want to use it. (For instructions, see Changing the Tabset Assigned to a Profile.)
9 If necessary, assign the indexes that you want to use for the sub-tabs in the tabset. (For instructions, see Changing the Indexes within a Tabset.)

Assigning the indexes you want to a sub-tab lets you define which indexes Information Portal makes available for the sub-tab.

10 When you finish making changes in Information Portal, restart the Application Server process (JBoss).

 


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