Ref: PEV201012101129
Last Edited: September 28th, 2011
Triaster has recently introduced a new four-scene Sitehome Flash homepage which is configurable by the end-user via a configuration file. The file is called flash-menu.xml and resides in the the Static HTML folder of the Triaster server. The file uses hierarchical menu and item tags to control where the item is displayed.
The aim of this article is to show how to edit the flash-menu.xml file by showing the relationship between the 2nd scene of the the Sitehome and the corresponding XML in the configuration file.
Please note:
Below is an extract of the config file
On the Triaster Showcase site <menu name="links"> relates the the first page or level in the tree.
After selecting the Process Library link on the homepage above, the following menu is displayed.
Selecting the Finance option (shown as <menu name="Finance"> in the XML file) will take you to the next scene (shown below).
To change the label from Finance to something else, simply replace the text between the quotation marks <menu name="Finance">.
NOTE: The configuration file is case and space sensitive. Also, avoid using symbols in names (such as <, >, and & to list just a few).
Selecting the Accounts payable line (shown as <menu name="Accounts Payable"> in the XML file takes you down to the next scene.
Clicking on the Pay Supplier item will take the user to a map or any URL.
The corresponding XML entry is slightly different; here it is called <item name="Pay Supplier" url="../html/finance/pay%20supplier.html" />. Notice that there is a URL entry here that relates to a map. To add or change an entry, the easiest way is to navigate to the map in the library and copy the URL from the \HTML part of the URL. Note: Do not use the full URL if linking to a map.
You can also link to documents or other resources in the same way.
The </menu> tag is used to close each menu section. For more tips on editing your flash-menu.xml take a look in the March/April 2012 Connector newsletter.
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