7 Setting Up Menu Options (WOPT)
Purpose: Use this screen to create a menu option and define its attributes.
Related Sections: To create and tailor your own menus, see Customizing Menus (WMNU).
Work with Menu Options Screen
How to display this screen: Enter WOPT in the Fast path field at the top of a menu or select Work with Menu Options from a menu.
Field | Description |
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Option |
The Fast Path name for a menu option. Alphanumeric, 4 positions; optional. |
Description |
The description of the menu option. Alphanumeric, 60 positions; optional. |
Type |
The menu option type. Valid types include:
Optional. |
Appl Area (Application Area) |
The application area to which this menu option belongs. Application areas are defined in Setting up Application Areas (WSYS). Alphanumeric, 3 positions; optional. |
Appl Group (Application Group) |
Allows you to enter the application group to which this menu option relates. Application groups are defined in Setting Up Application Groups (WSYS). Alphanumeric, 3 positions; optional. |
Screen Option | Procedure |
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Create a menu option |
Select Create to advance to the Create Menu Options Screen. |
Change a menu option |
Select Change to advance to the Change Menu Options screen. See Create Menu Options Screen for field descriptions. Note: The System Option field does not appear on the Change screen. |
Delete a menu option |
Select Delete to delete a menu option. Note: You cannot delete menu options that were delivered with the system and that exist on a menu, or if you do not have the authority required to perform this action. |
Display names of menus that include a menu option |
Select Display to advance to the Display Menu Option screen. You cannot change any fields on this screen See Create Menu Options Screen for field descriptions. Note: The System Option field does not appear on the Display screen. |
Display menu names on which an option appears |
Select Usage to advance to a pop-up window that lists the menus that include this option. |
Create Menu Options Screen
Purpose: Use this screen to create a menu option.
How to display this screen: Select Create at the Work with Menu Options Screen.
Field | Description |
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Option |
The Fast Path name for this menu option. Each option on the system has a unique name, allowing you to access an option directly without selecting the option from a menu tree. Alphanumeric, 4 positions; required. |
Description |
The menu option's description to display on a menu in Order Management System (Classic View). The description you enter is used to find the option quickly when you enter it in the Description field to scan for a menu option. Alphanumeric, 60 positions; required. |
Modern View Description |
The menu option’s description to display in Modern View, both in the menu and at the tab when the option is open. Used only for Modern View options. If this field is blank, the Description is displayed in Modern View. Note: This description is not used as the page title in Modern View; also, it is displayed in Modern View only when the option is included in a menu for the user. Alphanumeric, 60 positions; optional. |
Type |
The code that indicates if the option represents a command, program, or processing function.
Required. |
Program Name |
If you selected Program in the previous Type field, you must enter the program name. When this option is selected from a menu, it will initiate a program. Example: INR0029 : This program will initiate the Inventory Inquiry program. Alphanumeric, 10 positions; required if you selected a Type of Program. |
Process Name |
If you selected Process in the previous Type field, you must enter the processing function name. When this option is selected from a menu, it will initiate a process that runs on a scheduled basis. Example: PROCESS#2: This process will initiate Daily Reports Processing. See Working with Periodic Processes (WPPR) in the online help for information on working with processes. Alphanumeric, 10 positions; required if you selected a Type of Process. |
Authority Parameter |
If this menu option is a program, this setting indicates whether the user's authority should be passed into the program. The Menu Driver passes the user's authority to the program. See Work with Menu Option Authority Screen.
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Company Parameter |
Indicates whether the company number is passed into the program. Company numbers are defined in Work with Companies (WCMP).
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System Option |
Indicates if this menu option is a system option. System options can either be supplied with the system, or when you create a menu option, you can define it as a system option. As with system-supplied options, once you define an option as a system option, you cannot delete or change it.
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Appl Area (Application Area) |
The application area (for example, Order Entry) to which this option belongs. This designation can be used to group similar options. For example, Purchase Order Inquiry, Purchase Order Purge, Purchase Order Print are assigned to the application area P/O, as these are all Purchase Order options. For options that are supplied with the system or that you define as a system option, you cannot change the application area. Application area can be used as a Fast Path method of sorting options on a menu. Alphanumeric, 3 positions; required. |
Appl Group (Application Group) |
The application group (for example, freight) related to this option. This designation can be used to group similar options. For example, Work With Dollar Chart by Offer and Work With Dollar Chart by Source can be assigned to the application group FRE, as these are menu options that define how freight is calculated by the system. Application groups can be used as a Fast Path method of sorting options on a menu. Alphanumeric, 3 positions; required. |