Maintain Infobar Panels

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Maintain Infobar Panels

PROIV Aurora Help

The Infobar is a collapsible panel on the right hand side of the PROIV Aurora screen. Initially, it is not visible, but you can click on the Splitter to open it. Note that only certain screens display the Splitter . The Infobar can be used to display a variety of information. By default, the Infobar contains the context-sensitive Help and the Screen List (displays the steps in any of the Routes that you may have set up) which are accessible via the Infobar's Title Bar.

You can modify the Infobar to allow certain components to be available for specific screens or transactions. The Infobar components obtain their data from RSS feeds, and are therefore responsible for specifying their own service identifiers. If you are using a RSS feed in the Infobar, it is recommended that the InfobarFeedList super class is sub classed. As well as using the RSS feed and communicating with the PROIV Screen via an ActiveX control, the Infobar components also subscribe to the Status Bar messages and reacts accordingly. The Screen List component obtains the name of the function from the Status Bar and consequently displays the appropriate icon. The Help component retrieves the information from the Help topic update messages to determine what Help page should be displayed.

The Maintain Infobar Panels screen enables you to add custom panels, amend or remove panel details and also to change the order that they are listed and to specify which item is selected by default when expanding the Infobar.

To maintain the Infobar Panels, follow these steps:

Click icon. The Menu screen appears.
Select the Aurora Configuration option.
Select the Maintain Infobar Panels option.
The Maintain Infobar Panels screen appears.
Click either the New, Amend or Delete s:

The New enables you to add a new Infobar Panel. Click New to display the Maintain Infobar Panels & Objects window. You can add a new Infobar Panel which can contain RSS feeds or your own Help for example. Furthermore, you can use the Maintain Infobar Panels & Objects window to determine which Screen and Menu functions will display the Infobar Panel as an option in the Infobar's Title Bar.
The Amend enables you to change an Infobar Panel. Select the relevant Infobar Panel and click the Amend to display the Maintain Infobar Panels & Objects window and change the details as required.
The Delete enables you to delete an Infobar Panel. Select the relevant Infobar Panel, click the Delete and the item is deleted.

Depending on the screen mode that you have selected, complete the fields using the following table as a guide.

Field Descriptions

Fields	Description
Infobar Panels
Help Panel	The default Help Panel which contains the context-sensitive Help.
Screen List	The default Screen List which contains the Routes steps that you have may have created.
Up	Click to move the panel up the list.
Down	Click to move the panel down the list.
Infobar Panels Details
Panel Name	Enter the name of the panel.
Widget Name	Enter the name of the widget. For example, 'aurora.widgets.Help'
Feed Service	Select a Feed Service from the drop-down list if a data feed is associated with the component. The services are added on the Maintain Data Feeds screen.
Service URL	Displays the URL related to the selected feed if a data feed is associated with the component. The URLs are added on the Maintain Data Feeds screen.
Icon Class	CSS icon class used for the widget. Specify an icon to use for the widget.
Select This Panel	Click the check box to make the selected Panel the default Panel when the Infobar is expanded. More than one panel can have this check box enabled as it is possible to limit visibility of panels to sets of functions. Where more than one Panel has the Select This Panel option checked, their order decides which takes precedence.
Render Separator	Click the check box to add a line beneath the entry in the Infobar Panel drop-down list.
Valid Objects	Restricts the display of the Infobar Panel to a subset of Screen or Menu functions.
ALL Functions	The default option where the Infobar Panel applies to ALL functions.
List of Functions	Click the option to specify the Screens or Menus functions that the Infobar Panel appears with. Clicking the option displays an input field where you can enter the names of the function(s) that you want to assign to the Infobar panel. The following fields are displayed when the List of Functions option is selected.
Folder icon	You can add a particular Screen or Menu functions using a partial match on the name or an exact match. Clickicon to toggle between the states. The partial function name search can be used to quickly build a list of several functions. Input a search term and press the RETURN key and the results are displayed. You can delete functions from being assigned to an Infobar panel by selecting the function and clicking the Delete . You can also delete multiple functions by using the CTRL key to choose multiple functions if necessary. The Delete All deletes all functions from assignment to the Infobar Panel.
Function Name	Displays the function name.
Type	Displays the function type.
Description	Displays the function description.
Buttons
Exit	Click the Exit to close the Maintain Infobar Panels screen.
Save	Click the Save to save the changes to the Infobar Panel.
Cancel	Click the Cancel to cancel any changes to the Infobar Panel.
New	Click the New to add a new Infobar Panel.
Amend	Click the Amend to change a selected Infobar Panel.
Delete	Click the Delete to delete a selected Infobar Panel.

Click Save to save the details, or click the Cancel to cancel any changes.
Click OK to close the Maintain Infobar Panels & Objects window.

Note: If the Aurora Security and Menu option is not used, then this screen can be run directly from the PROIV Prompt or from a 3rd party menu by executing the @AU_MaintainInfobarPanels function.

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