Module menu

The module menu is a menu that provides access to context-specific actions and functions of the currently active component. The module menu is located at the top of the workspace pane of the Web App.

Depending on the module, this menu appears above the grid when you display Alloy Navigator component, at the top of the window when you open an object record or perform a workflow action. All inactive functions are grayed-out.

Grid's module menu

This type of menu may contain the following options:

• Drop-down list enabling you to switch between various visual representations of the grid data (called as views) and work with views.

  INFO: For details of views, see Views and Working with views.

• New sub-menu enabling you to create object records.

  INFO: For details on actions, see Performing workflow actions

• Actions sub-menu enabling you to perform Step Actions specific for a particular component or an object record (for example, you can use the Assign to action for Work Orders).

  NOTE: You can also access Actions menu by clicking the Actions menu icon in the leftmost column of the grid.

  INFO: For details on actions, see Performing workflow actions

• Export rows icon. Clicking the icon enables you to export grid data. For details, see Exporting records from data views.

• Preview Pane icon. Clicking the icon enables you to hide or display the preview area.

• Search box. This box enables you to apply the quick search operationto the grid.

  INFO: For details on filters, see Searching for text in grids.

Object record's module menu

This type of module menu usually enable you to perform standard functions with the object record (for example, print out the record, save or refresh the data), attach files, move up and down through object detail records, etc. In case your object record was open in a separate window, on the right end of the module menu, the hyperlink to the parent grid appears. You can click the link to go back to the parent grid.

INFO: For details on snippets, see Inserting snippets, Inserting date, time, and name.

INFO: For details on common actions, see Common actions.

Workflow actions' module menu

This type of module menu may contain some standard editor commands (for example, cut and paste) and the drop-down list allowing you to insert timestamps or snippets.

INFO: For details on snippets, see Inserting snippets, Inserting date, time, and name.

Related Information:

Web App user interface