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 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:

  1. Click New Task Selection Icon icon. The Menu screen appears.

  2. Select the Aurora Configuration option.

  3. Select the Maintain Infobar Panels option.

  4. The Maintain Infobar Panels screen appears.

  5. Click either the New, Amend or Delete s:  

  1. 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. ClickFolder Iconicon 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.

  1. Click Save to save the details, or click the Cancel to cancel any changes.

  2. 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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