Site menu¶
New in Vinyl 3.0 the Site Menu has been redesigned to provide users with a better landing page experience for viewing and accessing applications residing on a Vinyl environment. The new Site Menu is customizable for branding by an Administrator user. As well, you are able to group together apps under a named Site Menu Group label.
Site menu tutorial¶
Elements available for customization¶
- Logo: image appearing on top left region
- Title: text value appearing on top left region (defaults as "Site Menu")
- Banner Content: quote information appearing inside of Banner Image region
- Banner Image: graphic appearing on right hand region
- Site Menu Group: provide labels and grouping for apps residing on Site Menu
To customize the site menu¶
- Log in as an Administrator User
- Navigate to the App Workbench
- Click the Control Center cog icon
- Under Instance Settings, click on Site Menu
To create a site menu group label¶
You can either create Site Menu Group labels from the application level or from the Control Center > Site Menu. Here are the steps to create from the application level:
- Locate the app you want to create a Group for from Site Menu
- Click the app pencil edit icon
- Click the Settings tab
- Enter in the value for the label into the Site Menu Group field. For example: HR Apps
To associate an app with a site menu group¶
Similarly, you can associate an app with a Site Menu Group either from the application level or from the Control Center > Site Menu. Here are the steps to associate from the application level:
- Locate the app you want to create a Group for from Site Menu
- Click the app pencil edit icon
- Click the Settings tab
- From the Setting panel, select the Site Menu Group value
To make a site menu with an app¶
Since Vinyl 3.3.34651, you can make a site menu with an app. To do this, follow these steps:
- Select App Workbench from the action drawer.
- Under App Settings, click More, then select Edge Case.
- In the Settings tab, enable the Treat As Site Menu option.