Widgets

Widgets can be added to start pages. The Settings and Close buttons for each widget are displayed when you move the pointer over to the widget area.

Note: If you are not allowed to edit the page, the Settings and Close (delete) buttons are not available.

This list shows the available widgets in H5:

  • Application Messages: Displays your latest messages received in M3.
    The color of the envelope icon indicates the Action Date of a message:
    • Red: message is overdue
    • Orange: message is due today
    • Blue: message is due in the future

    An Expand/Collapse All button is available beside the Settings button.

  • Custom Menu: Applies design to your own menu.

    In the widget, you can drag and drop the items to change their position or to add them to a new group.

    Use the Add button beside the Settings button to add a menu item.

  • Environment: Displays information about the current environment and user.
  • Favorites: Provides access to your favorite items quickly.

    You can drag and drop the items on the widget to change their position or add them to a new group.

    Use the Add button beside the Settings button to add a Favorite item.

  • Frequent: Provides easy access to frequently used applications.

    Use the Toggle view button beside Settings to switch between the available views.

  • Image: Displays an image pulled from the Web.
  • Mashup: Displays a mashup application deployed in the mashup server.
  • Mashup Library: Lists all the available mashups you have access to.
  • Menu: Locates and launch programs. You can specify the program name or ID in the search field.
    Note: You can only search for elements that exist in the menu tree.
  • Note: Serves as a medium to save notes and reminders without having to write them down on paper. To add notes, click the pencil icon and both the text box and formatting menu are displayed.
  • Recent: Shows recently launched applications.
  • Shortcuts: Displays your created shortcuts which provide quick links to M3 data. Add entries to the widget by going to the menu bar of a detail panel and selecting Tools > Add to Start Page Shortcuts.
    Note: Bookmarking panels A, C, and D opens the base program.

    An Expand/Collapse All button is also available.

  • Web: Displays a web page.

To change the settings of a widget, click the Settings button. This table shows the available settings and the widgets where a specific setting belongs:

Configurable setting Description Widget
Title Provide a title for the widget.

If the field uses a default title, you cannot edit the field.

 Custom menu, environment, image, mashup, note, and web
Background Select a light or dark-colored background. Application messages, custom menu, environment, favorites, frequent, image, mashup, mashup library, menu, note, recent, shortcuts, and web
Sort by Sort the messages by due date or by created date. Application messages only
Sort Order Select ascending or descending. Application messages only
Toggle button Use the toggle button to show confirmed dialog box when messages are marked as completed. Application messages only
Add item Add a new item to the last group. If there is no group, a new group is created.
  1. Specify the Name and Link fields.
  2. Add an entry for an M3 program or web page.
    • To add an entry for an M3 program, the link to be used is the program ID, for example, MMS001.
    • To add an entry for a web page, the link to be used is the URL to that page, for example, http://www.infor.com

      A link to a web page does not work without http://

  3. Select an icon.
  4. Click Save.

You can drag and drop items to reorder them.

 Custom menu, favorites
Add group Add a group for the widget. When adding a group, an item is automatically created for the new group.

You can drag and drop groups to reorder them.

 Custom menu, favorites
Delete Remove an entry from the widget. Custom menu, favorites
URL Specify the URL to be displayed.

For mashup, select from the list of available options or specify a web mashup URL.

 Image, mashup, web
Image alignment Select from the list.

The options include Fit, Fill, and Stretch.

 Image

For every item on a widget, you can select an action such as opening the item in a browser or deleting the item. To perform the task, right-click an item and select an option.

Note: The options may vary depending on the widget that you are using. Some of the actions may not apply to other widgets.