Configuring a Menu Item Information Button

The Menu Item Information function is activated by a button press on the Simphony workstation.

You need to configure the Menu Item Information function button in the Page Design module, in a location that works for your operation. This button uses the Function option from the Type list, and Run Extensibility App from the Results list.

  1. Select the Enterprise, property, revenue center, or zone, clickConfiguration, and then click Page Design.

  2. Double-click the page record where you want to add UI buttons. Page Design opens to the selected page.

  3. Add a button to the page using the following settings:

    Table 17-21 Menu Item Information Button Settings

    Type DLL

    appname

    Simphony_MenuItemInformation

    filename

    Simphony_MenuItemInformation.dll

    function

    EnableMIInfoDialog

    arg

     
       

    Button Arguments Example

    ;type=dll;appname=Simphony_MenuItemInformation;filename=Simphony_MenuItemInformation.dll;function=EnableMIInfoDialog

    1. From theType drop-down list, select Function.

      Figure 17-30 Menu Item Button Type


      This image shows the Button dialog with arrows pointing to the Type field and the arrow adjacent to it.
    2. Click the black arrow beneath the Type drop-down list to open the Edit Command dialog.

    3. In the Type list, select Extensibility, in the Results list, select Run Extensibility App, and then click OK.

      Figure 17-31 Edit Command Dialog


      Edit Command dialog with Type and Results options.
    4. Click the black arrow adjacent to the Arguments field to open the Edit Extensibility Arguments dialog.

    5. Enter the settings (provided in the previous steps) in their respective fields, and then click OK.

      Figure 17-32 Edit Extensibility Arguments


      This image shows the Edit Extensibility Arguments dialog.
  4. Click Save.