Add the link to the left navigation

  1. Do one of the following:
    • To add a first level menu item, right-click the node of the user profile and select Create Menu Item.
    • To add a sub-item to an existing menu item, right-click the node of the existing menu item and select Create Subordinate Menu Item. The menu can only have three levels.

    A menu item opening an external URL or triggering sending of emails must not have sub-ordinate menu items.

    You can copy existing menu items and add them as subordinate menu item to another menu item. to copy the item, right-click the item and select Copy. To paste the item, right-click the parent element and select Paste.

  2. Click the new menu item in the explorer and define the following:
    • Target Type: Select External Link.
    • Target: Select the objet of the object class ALFA_EXTERNAL_LINK defining the link target.
    • Caption: Enter the text to be displayed in the left-side menu of the user interface.
    • Icon: If an icon shall be displayed in the left-side menu of the user interface on the left of the text, Select an icon from the icon gallery.