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Configuring a Menu module

To start configuring a Menu module, you must first log into the GLU RMMS, then go to the Manage section by clicking the "Manage" button at the top right of the screen. Once you're in the Manage section, select one of the Menu modules you have created and press the "Configure" button.

When you have entered the Menu module's configuration screen, you should see something like this:

You will notice there is a menu tree on the left with a root node, and a Properties list on the right. The menu tree shows the structure of your menu while the Properties list shows the data associated with the selected menu node. Lets create a menu that's similar to our GLU Platform website menu structure as an example. We will set up their titles and the urls represented by each of them.

One the top level we have the following main sections (and url the user is taken to when clicked on them):

And we will just create the sub-sections for the Features section.

Adding a new menu node

Now to start adding the menu nodes, follow the steps below:

1. first select the parent node that they should go under. For the main section nodes, they should all go under the root node, thus select the root node, in our case, the "Menu Example 1" node.

2. press the "+" button at the bottom of the menu tree and a "New Menu Item" will be created under the selected node.

3. enter the section name "Welcome" under the Title input box. Make sure the "Enabled" check box is ticked. If you don't want the menu node to be visible, un-tick this checkbox. You can also change the menu node's name by double-clicking on the it and editing it directly.

4. now we will add the associated url in the Properties list. Make sure the menu node is still selected and click the "+" button at the bottom of the Properties list. A new property entry will appear. We will use the property name "url" to represent this data, so enter "url" under the Name column. Then enter "http://www.gluplatform.com/" under the Value column. Your screen should now look similar to this:

5. repeat steps 1 to 4 and create the menu nodes for the remaining main section nodes Welcome, Features, Benefits, Showcase, Services, Pricing, and Sign-up. You screen should then look like this:

Menu nodes can also be re-arranged by simply dragging them into the desired position.

6. Now, we will add the sub sections under the Features menu node. The process to add sub menu nodes is similar to the ones above except you select a different node to the root node. To add nodes under the Features node, simply select the Features node and repeat steps 2 to 5 above, entering the corresponding titles and properties. Your final screen should look like this:

7. finally, press the "Save" button at the bottom right to save your work.

Editing a menu node

To change the title or any of the properties of a node, simply select it and its properties will be shown on the right hand side. You can then change their values by clicking into the appropriate fields and entering the new values. Press the "Save" button to commit your changes when done.

Alternatively, you can change the menu node's title by simply double-clicking on the node then editing it directly.

Deleing a menu node

To delete a node, simply select it and press the "-" button at the bottom of the menu tree.

You can delete a menu property by selecting it in the Properties list and pressing the "-" button under the Properties list.

That's all there is to know about the Menu module. To retrieve the menu structure you have just set up in a Menu module, use a MenuConnector component in your Flash project. Please refer to the Livedocs for more information.

Make sure you also check the related tutorials for other GLU modules:

Banner Module
Blog Module
Form Module
Gallery Module
Links Module
News Module
Registration Module
SimplePage Module