Use this task to select the menu items that you want to edit directly in the User Interface Editor wizard.
To select menu items directly
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In the Designer, select User interface > User interface navigation category.
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Select the Load wizard to edit user interface navigation task.
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On the start page of the wizard, click Next.
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On the Select loading method page, click .
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The interface navigation of all applications from the database is displayed on the Select navigation page. Enable the menu items that you want to load.
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Click Finish to complete the wizard.
The menu items are loaded and displayed in the User Interface Editor for editing.
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Use this task in the User Interface Editor wizard to select the menu items that you want to edit through permissions groups.
To load menu items using permissions groups
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In the Designer, select User interface > User interface navigation category.
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Select the Load wizard to edit user interface navigation task.
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On the start page of the wizard, click Next.
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On the Select loading method page, click .
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On the Select permissions group page, select the permissions groups whose menu items you want to load.
You can restrict the permissions groups through a specific system user or directly select the permissions groups.
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Click Finish to complete the wizard.
The menu items are loaded and displayed in the User Interface Editor for editing.
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With this task, you can select the menu items that you want to edit in the User Interface Editor wizard using a WHERE clause.
To load the user interface navigation using a WHERE clause
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In the Designer, select User interface > User interface navigation category.
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Select the Load wizard to edit user interface navigation task.
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On the start page of the wizard, click Next.
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On the Select loading method page, click .
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On the User-defined selection page, enter the WHERE clause to load the navigation. Enter the WHERE clause manually or use the WHERE clause wizard.
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Click Finish to complete the wizard.
The menu items are loaded and displayed in the User Interface Editor for editing.
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By simulating the user interface navigation in the User Interface Editor, you can see which menu items are displayed to system users because of their permissions group.
To simulate the navigation of an application
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In the Designer, select User interface > User interface navigation category.
The menu items are loaded and displayed in the User Interface Editor for editing.
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Define the simulation data.
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In the User Interface Editor, select the menu Simulation > Define simulation data.
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On the start page of the wizard, click Next.
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On the Define simulation data page, specify the following settings.
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On the Select base object page, click Next.
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To end the wizard, click Finish on the last page.
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Start the simulation from the Simulation > Start simulation menu.
The application is opened in the simulation window.
NOTE: You can end the simulation at any time by closing the simulation window. Use F9 to restart the simulation. The simulation data (system users and application) are retained.