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custom-menu-config.xml File

The custom-menu-config.xml file in either of the following folders contains examples of how to add custom menus and custom menu items to the Operations Console:

Use the <menu> and <item> XML elements to create menus and menu items. The <menu> element can enclose one or more <item> elements that define the commands on the menu. The <item> element can enclose several other elements that define how the menu item appears and behaves. The following table describes each element:

Element

Parent Element

Description

<menu>

<root>

Defines the menu. The name attribute defines the name of the menu.

<separator>

<menu>

Defines a separator line. Use it before an <item> element.

<item>

<menu>

Defines an item on a menu. Use the name attribute to define the item name.

<privilege>

<item>

Associates a privilege to the menu item. A user who does not have this privilege cannot access the menu item.

<toolbar-image>

<item>

Specifies the image to display for the menu item and its associated toolbar button.

<toolbar-image-rollover>

<item>

Specifies the toolbar image displayed when a user places the cursor hovers over the toolbar button.

<toolbar-image-disabled>

<item>

Specifies the toolbar image displayed when the functionality is disabled (not available to the user). A typical representation for this state is an image that is 80% dimmed.

<accelerator>

<item>

Defines a keyboard sequence that completes the action that the menu item defines.

<action>

<item>

Defines the action that the menu item performs.

<hot-key>

<item>

Underlines the first instance of the indicated letter as a keyboard shortcut, and performs the action when that letter is pressed.