Creating a menu

Use the Menu Properties window of the Create a New Infor LN Software Component wizard to initialize and create a new menu in your local workspace. This window is the wizard's second dialog box.

For more general information about the wizard, see Create a New Infor LN Software Component wizard.

Creating a menu

  1. Start the wizard and select the component type.
    1. Start the wizard.
    2. Specify the software development activity for which you want to create the new menu. Select Menu as the component type.
    3. To go to the Menu Properties window, click Next.
  2. Specify the required menu properties.

    In the Menu Properties window, specify this information:

    Name

    The name of the menu, which includes the following:

    • The package code (2 characters).
    • The module code (3 characters).
    • The menu identification code (8 characters).
    After you created the menu, you cannot change its name.
    Description
    LN Studio automatically stores the description in a label. If you want to change the description after the menu is created, edit this label in the label editor.

    All fields of the Menu Properties window are mandatory.

    For more information about the menu properties, see the online help of the Menu Editor.

  3. Create the menu.

    To create the menu in your local workspace and to exit the wizard, click Finish. The created menu appears in the Activity Explorer view of the Application perspective.

    You can now edit the new menu in the Menu Editor.

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