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Create/ Customize a Web Menu or Procedure

Web menus and procedures control the look and feel and security settings for all of the HTML pages generated from the database. The main content of each page comes from one of two places: it is either generated from a stored database procedure (PL/SQL) or from a menu-generating procedure that builds a menu from the menu items table (TWGRMENU). You can create new web menus and procedures or modify existing ones.

To create a web menu or procedure or customize an existing one:

1. Complete the required fields on the form (identified with an asterisk *) and any additional fields you need.
2. Click to save the information you entered or click to reset the information to the last saved version.

To delete a web menu or procedure:

• Click .

Field Descriptions

Required	Field	Description
*	Page Name	Enter the PL/SQL package.procedure name for the web menu or procedure. The case must match exactly what is in the code. Do not use spaces.
*	Description	Enter a brief description of the menu or procedure to help you identify it. This description will appear in the drop-down list for web menus and procedures. Therefore, we recommend you identify what part of the system your menu or procedure belongs to in the first part of the description. Note: Use "BP" to identify backend procedures. For example, "Admin - BP - ..."
	Comments	Enter notes to yourself about the page, a more detailed description of the page, etc.
*	Module	Click and select the module to which the page belongs.
	Enabled Indicator	Check this box if you would like the web menu or procedure active. Note: If this checkbox is not set, the page will not be accessible by any user via the web.
	Insecure Access Allowed	Check this box if users can access this page without being authenticated. If you check this box, you MUST check All Web Users in the Associated Roles box. If you do not check this box, users must enter their login information to access this page.
	Page Title	Enter a title for the page that will appear in the browser window title bar.
	Header Text	Enter the text for the page heading. The heading appears in the top left corner of the page.
	Header Graphic	Click and select the image that will appear at the top of the page as a page header, either by itself or to the left of the header text (if defined). In the standalone mode, this graphic appears under the header bar at the top of the page which contains the name of your institution.
	Left Margin Width	Enter the number of pixels or percent of the screen for the left margin. Click the corresponding radio button for pixels or percent. The number entered here is applied to the left side of the main text area.
	Main Text Width	Enter the number of pixels or percent of the screen for the main text area. Click the corresponding radio button for pixels or percent.
	Right Margin Width	Enter the number of pixels or percent of the screen for the right margin. Click the corresponding radio button for pixels or percent. The number entered here is applied to the right side of the main text area.
	Help Link (URL)	Enter the path (location) of the online Help link for the page.
	Background Color (RGB code)	Enter the hexadecimal code for the background color of the page. You can enter a background color and a background image.
	Background Image	Click and select the background image for the page. You can also select a background color (if users have graphics turned off, they will not see the background image but they will still be able to see the background color).
	Back Link (URL)	Enter the path (location) of the page that should appear when the user clicks the back link at the bottom of the page.
	Back Link Text	Enter the text for the Back link at the bottom of the page. If the back link URL points to a menu, the link will be printed as a "Menu" icon in the top header bar, and this link text will not be used. You can enter back link text and a back link image.
	Back Link Image	Click and select the back link image for the page. If the back link URL points to a menu, the link will be printed as a "Menu" icon in the top header bar, and this link image will not be used. You can also select back link text (if users have graphics turned off, they will not see the back link image but they will still be able to see the back link text).
	Back Link Menu Indicator	Check this box if the Back link points to a dynamically generated menu. For example, if you selected a full page menu and you've defined the menu items in WebTailor, check this box so the back link points to the full page menu. If the back link URL points to a menu, the link will be printed as a "Menu" icon in the top header bar.
	Associated Roles	Check the box(es) for the roles that can access your new page. If you checked the Insecure Access Allowed box, you MUST check All Web Users here.
	Admin Secured	This field indicates if that web page is admin secured. Oracle user password will be required to access this page if admin secured indicator is on.

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