Sidebar InfoObject

Sidebar provides the familiar tree-like folder structure for the purpose of quick navigation and overview. It contains Valuemation actions and catalogs organized in a customizable hierarchical arrangement.

• (A) Folders containing catalogs and actions.
• (B) Expand and collapse nodes.
• (C) Icons representing various objects.
• (D) Actions with translated names.

• (E) Catalogs with translated names.

Mainfolders

At the highest level, the sidebar is divided into expandable sections referred to as mainfolders. The number of mainfolders and their content depend on the currently selected business view. If you work with multiple business views, you may come across the following (types of) mainfolders:

• Objects

  The most common mainfolder in standard Valuemation, the 'Objects' mainfolder is present in the sidebar of almost all business views. It provides access to important actions and catalogs relevant to the given business functionality.

• My Objects

  All business views contain a mainfolder called 'My Objects'. By default it is an empty mainfolder ready for customer-specific content. An important feature of the 'My Objects' mainfolder is that its content remains unchanged even if the administrator changes and updates the remaining sidebar content using maintenance functions. (Although it is possible for the administrator to reset also the 'My Objects' area, if necessary.)

  In addition to 'My Objects', the users can also create their very own mainfolders and define their content. Please refer to the User-defined Mainfolders topic for more information.

• Functionality-specific mainfolders

  Some business views group their sidebar content into multiple mainfolders. This is a legitimate way of organizing a sidebar with extensive content.