Customize Menus in Master Calendar

When Master Calendar is first installed, the main menu, or system menu, has a default layout. This default layout includes not only the wording that is used for the main menu options, or parent options, but also, the order of the child options on each of the menus.

The Links option is displayed on the main menu after you add user-defined child options for it.

To edit the main menu, do one or more of the following:

  • Edit the text that is used for the main menu options, or system options.
  • Edit the order of the options on the main menu.
  • Edit the text that is used for child menu options, or system options.
  • Edit the order of child menu options.

You can also add your own user-defined options, to the main menu.

Managing menu options consists of editing main menu options and child menu options, adding user-defined options, editing user-defined menu options, entering translations for menu text and menu options, and deleting user-defined menu options. You can also view the history for a menu option.

Edit a Menu Option

  1. From the Admin Panel, navigate to Admin > Site Administration > Menus. 

    The Menus page opens on the System tab. All the main menu options are displayed on this tab. This tab also lists all the child menu options that you can edit.

  1. Select the main menu option or child menu option that you are editing.

  2. Under Actions, click Edit. 

    The Details tab opens. Use the options on this tab to change the description of the menu option, its position (sequence) on the menu, or both.

  1. After you make the changes to the menu option, click Save.

    To see your change, log off the system, then log back in to the system.

Add a User-Defined Option to the Main Menu

A user-defined option links to a website that is outside of Master Calendar. When you add this option to the main menu, you can indicate if the website to which you are linking is to open in a new window, and if only users who log in to Master Calendar can see the option on the menu.

  1. From the Admin Panel, navigate to Admin > Site Administration > Menus. 

    The Menus page opens on the System tab, and lists all the current main menu options plus all the child menu options.

  1. Click the User Defined tab. 

    All active user-defined options in Master Calendar are displayed on this tab.

  1. Under Actions, click Add. 

    The Details tab opens. You use the options on this tab to specify the information for the user-defined menu option.

  1. Enter the information for the user-defined menu option.

    Details Tab Fields

    FIELDDESCRIPTION

    Description

    The wording for the menu option.

    Sequence

    The order of the option on the menu.

    Link

    A link to an outside website.

    Parent

    The main menu option under which you are placing the user-defined option.

    New Window

    Select this option to have the website to which you are linking the option open in a new window (leaving the Master Calendar window open.)

    Authenticated Users Only

    Select this option to have only those users who have logged into Master Calendar see the link.

  2. Click Save. 

    The System tab of the Menus page opens.

  3. To view the newly added user-defined link, click the User Defined tab. To see your user-defined menu option, log off the system, then log back in to the system. 

Edit a User-Defined Menu Option

  1. From the Admin Panel, navigate to Admin > Site Administration > Menus.
  2. Click the User Defined tab to open it.  
  1. Select the menu option you want to edit.
  2. Under Actions, click Edit. The Details tab opens.
  3. Edit any and all the associated information as needed. See the Details Tab Fields table for more information on these fields.
  4. Click Save. The Details tab closes and you return to the System tab of the Menus page. To see your edited menu option, log off the system, then log back in to the system and open the User Defined tab.

Enter Translations for Menu Text and Options

If you have configured one more or more cultures for Master Calendar, then you must manually enter the corresponding translations for the main menu text and menu options, including user-defined menu options.

A user’s or guest’s Browser language must be set to the appropriate culture (language) to display these translations after opening and/or logging in to Master Calendar.

  1. From the Admin Panel, navigate to Admin > Site Administration > Menus.

    The Menus page opens on the System tab, and lists all the current main menu options plus all the child menu options.

  2. If needed, open the Admin tab (lists all the Admin menu options for which you can enter translations) or User Defined tab.

  3. Click the Translations tab. 

    The configured cultures display.

  1. Enter the appropriate translation for every displayed culture on the page.

  2. Click Save. 

    The tab for the selected menu text or menu option opens.

Delete a User-Defined Menu Option

 You can delete only user-defined menu options. You cannot delete a system menu option.

  1. From the Admin Panel, navigate to Admin > Site Administration > Menus.

    The Menus page opens on the System tab, and lists all the current main menu options plus all the child menu options.

  2. Click the User Defined tab.
  1. Select the menu option that you are deleting. To select all user-defined menu options on the currently opened page for deletion in a single step, select Description. If you have multiple pages of options to delete, you must repeat this entire process on each page.

  2. Under Actions, click Delete. 

    A confirmation message opens.

  3. Click OK. 

    A success message opens.

  4. Click OK. 

    The User Defined tab displays the remaining, if any, user-defined menu options in Master Calendar.

View the History of a Menu Option

The history for an menu option consists of the original creation date of the option, the name of the user who created the option, and the last date that the option was edited as well as the name of the user who last edited the option. You can view the history for both system menu options and user-defined menu options.

  1. From the Admin Panel, navigate to Admin > Site Administration > Menus.  

    The Menus page opens on the System tab.

  2. If needed, click the Admin tab or the User Defined tab.

  3. Under Actions, click Edit. 

    The Details tab opens.

  4. Click the History tab.