Add an External Plug-In to the Main Menu

You can add external plug-ins that are created as HTML5 applications to the Main menu. You cannot add the plug-ins that have the Only for Legacy Manage main menu option selected. And, you cannot add native application plug-ins either.

Note: If you add an external plug-in as the first item in the Main menu, the menu item shows in the correct order. However, the plug-in does not open when the user logs in. Instead, a standard page or a plug-in that you have created using the Plugin API Framework that is next in the order is opened.

1. Click Configuration > User Types.
2. Select the type of user for which you want to add the plug-in and then click Screens.
3. Under Main and click Main menu.
4. Select an existing button and click Add button.
5. On the Add button dialog box, click Plugins.
6. Select the plug-in that you want to add and click OK.
7. Click Add new visibility, and then click Save.
8. Follow these steps, if you want to pass any parameters to the plug-in:
   1. Click Add new in the Parameters section.
   2. Enter a name for the parameter in the Name field. For example, enter defaultScreen to define a page as the default page in the plug-in. The maximum length of the name that you can enter is 248 characters.
   3. Enter a value for the parameter. For example, enter part_order to display the Part order page as the default page in the plug-in. The maximum length of the value that you can enter is 4000 characters.
   4. Click Save.
   5. Repeat the procedure for all the parameters that you want to configure. The total combined length of all parameter names and values must not exceed 5000 characters. These parameters are not encrypted when sent to the plug-in.
9. Click Close or X.
   The plug-in is added to the Main menu.
10. Click the Main menu and confirm that the plug-in is available.