Navigation drawer

Overview

The Navigation Drawer, displayed on the left of the application, enables the definition of shortcuts to application actions, organized into groups. In the navigation drawer:

  • Navigation Groups contain Navigation Items pointing to application actions.

  • Folder Groups are pointers to application folders. Such a group directly lists all the actions stored in the referenced folder.

Create navigation groups

To create a navigation group:

  1. Double-click the Navigation Drawer node under the application. The Application opens on the Groups tree table.
    This table shows the folder and navigation groups, and the items under the navigation groups.

  2. Click the Add Group Add Group button in the toolbar. The Add a Group wizard opens.

  3. In the Add A Group wizard, enter the following values:

    • Name: Internal name of the group.

    • Label: User-friendly label for this group, as it will appear in the navigation drawer.

    • Show Label: Select this option to show the label for the group.

    • Show Divider: Select this option to show a divider before the group.

  4. Click Finish to close the wizard. The group is added to the navigation drawer.

  5. Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to order the elements in the navigation drawer.

Create navigation items

To create a navigation item:

  1. Double-click the Navigation Drawer node under the application. The Application opens on the Groups tree table.

  2. Select a Navigation Group in the list.

  3. Click the Add Item Add Item button in the toolbar. The Add an Item wizard opens.

  4. Select an Action from the application actions, and then click Finish.
    The item is added to the navigation drawer.

  5. Select the item and use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to order this item within its group.

A navigation item uses the label and icon defined in the application action.

Create folder groups

To create a folder group:

  1. Double-click the Navigation Drawer node under the application. The Application opens on the Groups tree table.

  2. Click the Add Folder Group Add Folder Group button in the toolbar. The Add a Folder Group wizard opens.

  3. In the Add a Folder Group wizard, enter the following values:

    • Linked Folder: Select a folder in the application this folder group will point to.

    • Name: Internal name of the group.

    • Show Label: Select this option to show the label of the folder in the navigation drawer.

    • Show Divider: Select this option to show a divider before the group.

  4. Click Finish to close the wizard. The group is added to the navigation drawer.

  5. Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to order the elements in the navigation drawer.

A folder group uses the label and icon defined in the application folder.

Show badges in the navigation drawer

The navigation drawer supports badges for Browse Business View and Inbox application actions. These badge display the number of root records of the business view or the number of items to do in the inbox.

You configure these badges in the application action.

To configure the badges:

  1. Double-click the Folders and Actions node under the application. The Application opens on the Folder and Actions tree table.

  2. Select one of the Browse Business View and Inbox actions in the tree.

  3. In the Properties editor, select the Display Properties tab.

  4. Select the Todo Items Count Badge (for the inbox) or Records Count Badge (for a business view) checkbox.

  5. Optionally set a Badge Background Color.

  6. Press Control+S (or Command+S on macOS) to save the editor.

Badges display counts up to 99. For example, if a business view contains more than 99 root records, then the badge displays "99+"