Configuring Application Menu

You can configure the application menu on the user screen.
The default is to display all menus for available applications.

Screenshot: Icons of all applications available in the application menu are displayed

The application menu settings also apply to the menu that appears by clicking the app icon in the header.

Image of the menu that is displayed by clicking the app icon

Changing the Display Format of Application Menu

You can change the format of the Application menu.
However, the configuration will not be applied to the menu shown by clicking the app icon in the header.

Steps:
  1. Click the Administration menu icon (gear icon) in the header.

  2. Click Garoon System Administration.

  3. Select "Basic system administration" tab.

  4. Click Screen.

  5. Click Header and footer settings.

  6. By toggling the "Application menu" checkbox in "Header and footer settings" screen, you can control whether to show or hide the application menu. Screenshot: The "Show" checkbox for "Show application menu" is highlighted on the "Header and footer settings" screen

    If you uncheck the "Show" checkbox, you can hide the application menu.
    Screenshot: An example of the screen that does not show the application menu

  7. Choose "Application menu type" option whether to display application icons or not. Screenshot: The titles for "Application menu type" are highlighted on the "Header and footer settings" screen

    When you configure not to show icons of applications, only the application names are displayed in the Application menu.
    Screenshot: An example of the application menu screen that does not show the icons

  8. Confirm your settings and click Save.

Allowing Users to Change the Display Format of Application Menu

You can select whether to allow users to change the display format of application menu.

Steps:
  1. Click the Administration menu icon (gear icon) in the header.

  2. Click Garoon System Administration.

  3. Select "Basic system administration" tab.

  4. Click Screen.

  5. Click Header and footer settings.

  6. In the "Personal settings" field on the setting screen for headers and footers, select whether to allow users to change the application menu. Screenshot: The "Allow users to change settings in personal settings" checkbox is highlighted on the "Header and footer settings" screen

    If you select the checkbox to allow users to change settings in personal settings, users can change the appearance of the application menu in the personal settings.

  7. Confirm your settings and click Save.

Adding Application Menus

You can add Garoon applications or links to external websites you frequently use to the application menu.

Image of the Application menu

Steps:
  1. Click the Administration menu icon (gear icon) in the header.

  2. Click Garoon System Administration.

  3. Select "Basic system administration" tab.

  4. Click Screen.

  5. Click Application menu list.

  6. In the "Application menu list" screen, click Add item. Image of Add Menu link

  7. On the "Add application menu" screen, configure the required settings.

    You configure different settings depending on whether you configure a link to the Garoon application or an external website.

  8. Confirm your settings and click Add.

The Setting Fields of "Link to Application"

The following shows the fields to configure when you select "Link to Application".

Screenshot: The input fields of "Link to application"

  • Display name:
    Enter a display name for the application menu.
    Clicking "Add localized name" allows you to set display names in multiple languages. If you do not set the display name in the user preference language, the default display name is displayed.
    The following languages can be set:
    • 日本語
    • English
    • 中文(简体
    • 中文(繁體
      Displayed in Traditional Chinese.
  • Link to:
    Select an application you want to link to.
    The Application menu displays the icon of the selected application. You cannot change the icon.
  • How to open a link:
    Select whether you want to open the linked target in a new tab.

The Setting Fields of "Link to URL"

The following shows the fields to configure when you select "Link to URL".

Screenshot: The input fields of "Link to URL"

  • Display name:
    Enter a display name for the application menu.
    Clicking "Add localized name" allows you to set display names in multiple languages.
  • URL:
    Enter the URL of the destination, such as a system other than Garoon or a Web site.
  • Icon URL:
    Specify the URL of the image file for the icon you want to use, if it exists on the internet.
  • Icon file:
    Specify the image file for the icon, if it is stored on your PC. Specifying any files may affect the operation of Garoon.
  • How to open a link:
    Select whether you want to open the linked target in a new tab.

Changing Application Menus

You can change the Application menu.

Steps:
  1. Click the Administration menu icon (gear icon) in the header.

  2. Click Garoon System Administration.

  3. Select "Basic system administration" tab.

  4. Click Screen.

  5. Click Application menu list.

  6. In the list of Application menu, click the item to change.

  7. On the detail screen of the Application menu, click Edit. Screenshot: The "Edit" link is highlighted on the "Details of application menu" screen

  8. On the "Edit application menu" screen, change the display name, URL, and other items as required.

  9. Confirm your settings and click Save.

Reordering Application Menus

You can reorder the menus in the Application menu.

Steps:
  1. Click the Administration menu icon (gear icon) in the header.

  2. Click Garoon System Administration.

  3. Select "Basic system administration" tab.

  4. Click Screen.

  5. Click Application menu list.

  6. On the "Application menu list" screen, click Reorder items. Image of the link for reordering menus

  7. On the Reorder Application Menus screen, reorder the menus. Reorder Application Menus screen

  8. Confirm your settings and click Save.

Deleting Application Menus

You can delete application menus.
Deleting application menus does not delete data in the menus.

Deleting Application Menus One by One

You can delete the Application menus one by one.

Steps:
  1. Click the Administration menu icon (gear icon) in the header.

  2. Click Garoon System Administration.

  3. Select "Basic system administration" tab.

  4. Click Screen.

  5. Click Application menu list.

  6. On the Application Menu List screen, select the application menu you want to delete.

  7. On the Application Menu Details screen, click Delete. Screenshot: The "Delete" link is highlighted on the "Details of application menu" screen

  8. Click Yes on the Application Menu Delete screen.

Deleting Multiple Application Menus in Bulk

You can delete multiple application menus together.

Steps:
  1. Click the Administration menu icon (gear icon) in the header.

  2. Click Garoon System Administration.

  3. Select "Basic system administration" tab.

  4. Click Screen.

  5. Click Application menu list.

  6. On the Application Menu List screen, select the checkbox of the application menu you want to delete, and then click Delete. Image of selecting a menu to delete

  7. Click Yes on the screen for deleting multiple application menus together.

Initializing Application Menu

When you initialize the application menu, the type of the menu, the name, the order of the display, and so on are restored.

Steps:
  1. Click the Administration menu icon (gear icon) in the header.

  2. Click Garoon System Administration.

  3. Select "Basic system administration" tab.

  4. Click Screen.

  5. Click Application menu list.

  6. On the "Application menu list" screen, click Initialize menu. Image of link to initialize menu

  7. Click Yes on the Initialize Application Menu screen.