Add a Menu Option

Adding a menu option gives Maximo users access to the signature option that you have created. You can also gives users access with a pushbutton as described in Add a Pushbutton.

To add a menu option:

1. In Maximo, click Go To, click System Configuration, click Platform Configuration, and select Application Designer.

   The Applications filter page appears.

2. Find and open the application record to which you want to associate the Launch in Context entry.

   The application's Workspace page appears.

3. On the Select Action menu, click Add/Modify Select Action Menu.

   An Add/Modify Select Action Menu dialog box lists the existing custom menu options for the selected application.

4. Click New Row.

   A new empty row is added to the list.

5. Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.

   Menu options

   Option	Description
   Element Type	Select Option to create a menu option.
   Key Value	Select the signature option name that you created for the selected application as described in Create a Signature Option.
   Header Description	Type an internal description of this menu option.
   Position	Type a number to specify the relative position of this menu option.
   Subposition	Type 0.
   Visible	Enabled
   Tabs	Select Main since the Launch in Context entry URL has substitution variables in it.

6. Click OK.

7. Click Save Application Definition .

8. Repeat steps 2 to 7 for each signature option that you created as described in Create a Signature Option.