Menu (Window ID-105)
Window: Menu
Description: Maintain Menu
Help: The Maintain Menu Window defines the Menu which will display. It is for System Admin use only. The menu items that each user will see depends upon the security defined.
Tab: Menu
Description: Maintain Menu
Help: The Menu Tab defines the tree structured menu which will be used for the selected Organization. Note that the name and description will be automatically synchronized (overwritten), if not a summary node.
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| Name | Description | Help | Technical Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenant | Tenant for this installation. | A Tenant is a company or a legal entity. You cannot share data between Tenants. | AD_Menu.AD_Client_ID numeric(10) Table Direct |
| Organization | Organizational entity within tenant | An organization is a unit of your tenant or legal entity - examples are store, department. You can share data between organizations. | AD_Menu.AD_Org_ID numeric(10) Table Direct |
| Name | Alphanumeric identifier of the entity | The name of an entity (record) is used as an default search option in addition to the search key. The name is up to 60 characters in length. | AD_Menu.Name character varying(60) String |
| Description | Optional short description of the record | A description is limited to 255 characters. | AD_Menu.Description character varying(255) String |
| Active | The record is active in the system | There are two methods of making records unavailable in the system: One is to delete the record, the other is to de-activate the record. A de-activated record is not available for selection, but available for reports.
There are two reasons for de-activating and not deleting records: (1) The system requires the record for audit purposes. (2) The record is referenced by other records. E.g., you cannot delete a Business Partner, if there are invoices for this partner record existing. You de-activate the Business Partner and prevent that this record is used for future entries. |
AD_Menu.IsActive character(1) Yes-No |
| Entity Type | Dictionary Entity Type; Determines ownership and synchronization | The Entity Types "Dictionary", "iDempiere" and "Application" might be automatically synchronized and customizations deleted or overwritten.
For customizations, copy the entity and select "User"! |
AD_Menu.EntityType character varying(40) Table |
| Centrally maintained | Information maintained in System Element table | The Centrally Maintained checkbox indicates if the Name, Description and Help maintained in 'System Element' table or 'Window' table. | AD_Menu.IsCentrallyMaintained character(1) Yes-No |
| Read Only | Field is read only | The Read Only indicates that this field may only be Read. It may not be updated. | AD_Menu.IsReadOnly character(1) Yes-No |
| Summary Level | This is a summary entity | A summary entity represents a branch in a tree rather than an end-node. Summary entities are used for reporting and do not have own values. | AD_Menu.IsSummary character(1) Yes-No |
| Action | Indicates the Action to be performed | The Action field is a drop down list box which indicates the Action to be performed for this Item. | AD_Menu.Action character(1) List |
| Sales Transaction | This is a Sales Transaction | The Sales Transaction checkbox indicates if this item is a Sales Transaction. | AD_Menu.IsSOTrx character(1) Yes-No |
| Window | Data entry or display window | The Window field identifies a unique Window in the system. | AD_Menu.AD_Window_ID numeric(10) Table Direct |
| Workflow | Workflow or combination of tasks | The Workflow field identifies a unique Workflow in the system. | AD_Menu.AD_Workflow_ID numeric(10) Table Direct |
| OS Task | Operation System Task | The Task field identifies a Operation System Task in the system. | AD_Menu.AD_Task_ID numeric(10) Table Direct |
| Process | Process or Report | The Process field identifies a unique Process or Report in the system. | AD_Menu.AD_Process_ID numeric(10) Table Direct |
| Special Form | Special Form | The Special Form field identifies a unique Special Form in the system. | AD_Menu.AD_Form_ID numeric(10) Table Direct |
| Info Window | Info and search/select Window | The Info window is used to search and select records as well as display information relevant to the selection. | AD_Menu.AD_InfoWindow_ID numeric(10) Table Direct |
| Predefined Context Variables | Predefined context variables to inject when opening a menu entry or a window | AD_Menu.PredefinedContextVariables character varying(4000) String |
Tab: Translation
Description: Menu Translation - May not need to be translated
Help: Menu translations are derived from Window, Process, etc. You only need to translate Summary level items all others will be translated automatically (overwritten)
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| Name | Description | Help | Technical Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenant | Tenant for this installation. | A Tenant is a company or a legal entity. You cannot share data between Tenants. | AD_Menu_Trl.AD_Client_ID numeric(10) Table Direct |
| Organization | Organizational entity within tenant | An organization is a unit of your tenant or legal entity - examples are store, department. You can share data between organizations. | AD_Menu_Trl.AD_Org_ID numeric(10) Table Direct |
| Menu | Identifies a Menu | The Menu identifies a unique Menu. Menus are used to control the display of those screens a user has access to. | AD_Menu_Trl.AD_Menu_ID numeric(10) Table Direct |
| Language | Language for this entity | The Language identifies the language to use for display and formatting | AD_Menu_Trl.AD_Language character varying(6) Table |
| Active | The record is active in the system | There are two methods of making records unavailable in the system: One is to delete the record, the other is to de-activate the record. A de-activated record is not available for selection, but available for reports.
There are two reasons for de-activating and not deleting records: (1) The system requires the record for audit purposes. (2) The record is referenced by other records. E.g., you cannot delete a Business Partner, if there are invoices for this partner record existing. You de-activate the Business Partner and prevent that this record is used for future entries. |
AD_Menu_Trl.IsActive character(1) Yes-No |
| Translated | This column is translated | The Translated checkbox indicates if this column is translated. | AD_Menu_Trl.IsTranslated character(1) Yes-No |
| Name | Alphanumeric identifier of the entity | The name of an entity (record) is used as an default search option in addition to the search key. The name is up to 60 characters in length. | AD_Menu_Trl.Name character varying(60) String |
| Description | Optional short description of the record | A description is limited to 255 characters. | AD_Menu_Trl.Description character varying(255) String |
