How do I add custom links to the Links menu from the CX icon?
Envronment:
Administration Console
Resolution:
You can customize the links to meet your organization’s needs by adding links to other websites your staff members may need to access. You can also add sub-menus that contain multiple links. This lets you organize your links by grouping related links under a single sub-menu title. The following figure displays a Links menu with a custom link, a separator, and a sub-menu with two links.
To add a custom link:
1. Click the Configuration button on the navigation pane.
2. Double-click Configuration Settings under Site Configuration. The content pane displays the Configuration Editor.
3. Open the TBAR_LINK_LIST - path: Contifugruation > Site Configuration > Configuration Settings > search by Key.
4. Type the link in the Value text box using the following syntax:
item (#, "<link name>", "<action>")=== The following further describes the link syntax ===
#
Type a link number in this field. The link number can be any positive integer.
Note: 0 is reserved for adding separators.
“<link name>”
Type the link name as you want it to appear in the Links drop-down menu.
“<action>”
Type the URL of the website you want to open when the link is clicked.
============================================5. To create another custom link, press Enter to begin a separate line, and type the link definition as defined in step 4. Type each link definition on a separate line.
6. To place a separator line between links, enter the following on a separate line between the links where you want the separator to appear: item(0,"","")7. Click the Update button to save your edits.
8. Click the Commit and Exit button to activate your edits.
To add a sub-menu with links:
1. Click the Configuration button on the navigation pane.
2. Double-click Configuration Settings under Site Configuration. The content pane displays the Configuration Editor.
3. Open the TBAR_LINK_LIST setting (path noted above)
4. Type the sub-menu name and associated links in the Value text box using the following syntax, described in the following table.
menu (#, "<menu name>",(
item (#,"<link name>","<action>")
item (#,"<link name>","<action>")
))
=== The following further describes the link syntax ===
#
Type a number for the option. This sub-menu or option number can be any positive integer.
Note: 0 is reserved for adding separators.
“<menu name>”
Type the name of the sub-menu as you want it to appear on the Links option of the application menu.
“<link name>”
Type the link name as you want it to appear in the Links sub-menu.
“<action>”
Type the URL of the website you want to open when the link is clicked.
============================================5. To enter additional links to the sub-menu, type more “item” lines using the syntax in step 4. Type each link definition on a separate line.
6. To place a separator line between links of the sub-menu, enter the following on a separate line between the links where you want the separator to appear: item(0,"","")7. Click the Update button to save your edits.
8. Click the Commit and Exit button to activate your edits.