Defining a new form and add it to the menu structure
To add a new Form to the Menu you first need to define a new function (form) in the Function Maintenance Form using the following options:
Option | Value / Description |
|---|---|
Name | Displayed as the Menu entry |
Small Image / Large Image | Shown in the Menu or Toolbar/Ribbon |
Module | Select a predefined Module |
Description | If needed |
Character Parameter Value | If needed |
Class Name | Full qualified class name of the form without extension (you may drag and drop a Form class file from the Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge resources view or the Windows Explorer) |
Form Start Type | Select from list |
Allow Multiple | Allow multiple instances of the form |
Use Character Parameter Value | Activate if needed |
To add a function to a menu structure you can drag drop it from the Function Maintenance to the Menu Maintenance screen. Start the drag operation within the row selector of the Function Maintenance browser and drop it anywhere inside of the Menu Structure tree.
After dropping the Function to the Menu Maintenance the new record is shown and enabled for update. As you can see the Name and Images are copied from the Function definitions and the Structure Type “ITEM” is preselected. If you want to start a new group with this entry you can toggle the checkbox “Begin a Group” (when the menu structure will be rendered as a toolbar “the begin a group” option causes the menu item to be preceded with a separator).