To create LN homepages

Prerequisites

To create homepages, one of the following must apply:

You must be a Web UI administrator.
Your Web UI user profile must have the “homepage creator” role assigned.

To create a new homepage:

Step 1. Create an empty homepage

Start the Web UI, and on the View menu, click Create Home Page. The Home Page Settings dialog box is displayed.
Specify the ID and title for the new homepage, and click OK. An empty homepage is displayed in the Work Area.

Step 2. Add a Workload pane

To add a Work Load pane, right-click the homepage's title bar and on the shortcut menu click Add Work Load Pane. A dialog box is displayed, specify these properties for the pane.

Plugin	From the list, select Infor ERP.
Use predefined Workload	If this check box is selected, you can select one of the predefined workload functions delivered by Infor, from the list. The full name of the selected function is displayed in the Workload list field. For example, if you select "Warehouse Manager Tasks" from the list, the `owhinh0800.get.dashboard.workload.items` function is selected and displayed in the Workload list field. To select a workload function that is not predefined, such as an own workload function, clear this check box. You must type the name of the function in the Workload list field.
Title:	Enter a title for the pane.
Workload list	You can only access this field if the Use predefined Workload check box is cleared. Enter the name of the workload function; this function must be present on the LN server. For details on the structure of workload functions, see To create functions for LN homepages. You must specify the function name in this format: `o<script or library that contains the function>.<name of the function>` For example: `otdpurdll8500.get.dashboard.workload.items`

To save the settings and close the dialog box, click OK.

Step 3. Add an Alert pane

To add an Alert pane, right-click the homepage's title bar and on the shortcut menu click Add Alert Pane. A dialog box is displayed, where you must specify these properties for the pane.

Plugin	From the list, select Infor ERP.
Use predefined Alert	To select one of the predefined alert functions delivered by Infor, select this check box. The full name of the selected function is displayed in the Alert list field. For example, if you select "Planner Alerts" from the list, the `ocpintdllhpage.get.planner.alerts` function is selected and displayed in the Alert list field. To select an alert function that is not predefined, such as an own alert function, clear this check box. You must type the name of the function in the Alert list field.
Title:	Enter a title for the pane.
Alert list	You can only access this field if the Use predefined Alert check box is cleared. Enter the name of the alert function. This function must be present on the LN server. For details on the structure of alert functions, refer to To create functions for LN homepages. You must specify the function name in this format: `o<script or library that contains the function>.<name of the function>` For example: `otdslsdll0801.get.dashboard.alerts`

To save the settings and close the dialog box, click OK.

Step 4. Add a Report pane

To add a Report pane, right-click the homepage's title bar and on the shortcut menu click Add Report Pane. A dialog box is displayed, where you must specify these properties for the pane.

Plugin	From the list, select Infor ERP.
Use predefined Report	To select one of the predefined report functions delivered by Infor, select this check box. The full name of the selected function is displayed in the Report field. For example, if you select "Processed Sales Orders" from the list, the `otdslsdll0700.processed.orders.chart` function is selected and displayed in the Report field. To select a report function that is not predefined, such as an own report function, clear this check box. You must type the name of the function in the Report field.
Title:	Enter a title for the pane.
Report	You can only access this field if the Use predefined Report check box is cleared. Specify the name of the report function; this function must be present on the LN server. For details on the structure of report functions, see To create functions for LN homepages. You must specify the function name in this format: `o<script or library that contains the function>.<name of the function>` For example: `ocpintdllhpage.utilization.chart`

To save the settings and close the dialog box, click OK.

Step 5. Add a Shortcut pane

To add a shortcut pane:

Right-click the homepage's title bar and on the shortcut menu click Add Shortcut Pane. A dialog box is displayed, where you must specify the ID and title for the pane.
To save the settings and close the dialog box, click OK.
Add shortcuts to the new shortcut pane:
- Right-click in the shortcut pane and, on the shortcut menu, click Add new Shortcut. A dialog box is displayed, where you can specify a shortcut to a Web Page, an LN Homepage, or an LN session.
- To save the settings and close the dialog box, click OK.

Step 6. Position the panes in the homepage

All panes you add are displayed as tabs in the Work Area, you can only view one pane at a time.

Drag the panes to the homepage's title bar to display them within the homepage. Move the panes to the appropriate locations to view all panes in one glance. Resize the panes if required.

Step 7. Save the homepage

To save the homepage, right-click the homepage's title bar. On the shortcut menu, click Save Home Page. Therefore, a shortcut to the homepage is displayed in the Home Pages panel.