Using Drop-Down Menus

This topic describes how to use the drop-down menus previously used in PeopleSoft classic applications.

Important:

Drop-down menus and other forms of classic navigation are no longer supported. The information in this topic pertains to a prior version of PeopleSoft classic applications only. The default navigational interface for PeopleSoft applications in the current release is based on the fluid banner, which can be used for both classic and fluid applications. For information on working with the fluid user interface, see Working with Fluid Pages and Controls.

PeopleSoft Terminology

PeopleSoft applications are made up of a navigational structure, components (groups of pages), and pages. Using these elements, you can enter new data or change, delete, and modify existing data in your application. Using a PeopleSoft system is similar to browsing web pages; it provides a simple, intuitive way of working with a database.

Here are some of the basic elements used in PeopleSoft applications:

Field or Control	Description
Main Menu	This PeopleSoft navigation structure, located at the top of your page, organizes and provides access to transaction pages from which you can carry out actions and modify data. The Main Menu contains menu items; some lead directly to transaction pages and some lead to submenus in a hierarchical format.
Menu pagelet	This PeopleSoft navigation structure, located to one side of your page, organizes and provides access to transaction pages from which you can carry out actions and modify data. The Menu pagelet contains links, some leading directly to transaction pages and some leading to other links in a hierarchical format.
Content reference	A link in the menu that accesses a transaction page or group of pages. A content reference is a reference to a URL for the transaction page.
Navigation path	The collective set of links that appear as you navigate the menu structure; they indicate the hierarchical path to your current location. Sometimes called breadcrumbs, they appear in the drop-down menu header and in the navigation page header.
Keys	The fields, such as EmplID (employee identifier), that uniquely identify one row of data in a transaction. Keys appears as fields on search pages and transaction pages. All information on a page is related to a key, which usually appears at the top of the page and is display-only.
Component	The page or group of pages that appear when you perform a search. Multiple pages in a component must share the same high-level key;
Page	The individual display and data-entry screens for each part of your PeopleSoft application. Pages appear in the browser window.