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Window: Menu

Description : Maintain Menu

Help : The Maintain Menu Window defines the Menu which will display. It is for System Admin use only. The menu items that each user will see depends upon the security defined.



Tab: Menu

Description : Maintain Menu

Help : The Menu Tab defines the tree structured menu which will be used for the selected Organization. Note that the name and description will be automatically synchronized (overwritten), if not a summary node.

Table Name  : AD_Menu

ManPageW Menu Menu.png

Fields

Name Description Help Technical Data
Client Client/Tenant for this installation. A Client is a company or a legal entity. You cannot share data between Clients. Tenant is a synonym for Client. AD_Client_ID

NUMBER(10)

TableDir

Organization Organizational entity within client An organization is a unit of your client or legal entity - examples are store, department. You can share data between organizations. AD_Org_ID

NUMBER(10)

TableDir

Name Alphanumeric identifier of the entity The name of an entity (record) is used as an default search option in addition to the search key. The name is up to 60 characters in length. Name

NVARCHAR2(60)

String

Description Optional short description of the record A description is limited to 255 characters. Description

NVARCHAR2(255)

String

Active The record is active in the system There are two methods of making records unavailable in the system: One is to delete the record, the other is to de-activate the record. A de-activated record is not available for selection, but available for reports.

There are two reasons for de-activating and not deleting records: (1) The system requires the record for audit purposes. (2) The record is referenced by other records. E.g., you cannot delete a Business Partner, if there are invoices for this partner record existing. You de-activate the Business Partner and prevent that this record is used for future entries.

IsActive

CHAR(1)

YesNo

Entity Type Dictionary Entity Type; Determines ownership and synchronization The Entity Types "Dictionary", "Adempiere" and "Application" might be automatically synchronized and customizations deleted or overwritten.

For customizations, copy the entity and select "User"!

EntityType

VARCHAR2

Table

Read Only Field is read only The Read Only indicates that this field may only be Read. It may not be updated. IsReadOnly

CHAR(1)

YesNo

Summary Level This is a summary entity A summary entity represents a branch in a tree rather than an end-node. Summary entities are used for reporting and do not have own values. IsSummary

CHAR(1)

YesNo

Action Indicates the Action to be performed The Action field is a drop down list box which indicates the Action to be performed for this Item. Action

CHAR(1)

List

Sales Transaction This is a Sales Transaction The Sales Transaction checkbox indicates if this item is a Sales Transaction. IsSOTrx

CHAR(1)

YesNo

Window Data entry or display window The Window field identifies a unique Window in the system. AD_Window_ID

NUMBER(10)

TableDir

Workflow Workflow or combination of tasks The Workflow field identifies a unique Workflow in the system. AD_Workflow_ID

NUMBER(10)

TableDir

OS Task Operation System Task The Task field identifies a Operation System Task in the system. AD_Task_ID

NUMBER(10)

TableDir

Process Process or Report The Process field identifies a unique Process or Report in the system. AD_Process_ID

NUMBER(10)

TableDir

Special Form Special Form The Special Form field identifies a unique Special Form in the system. AD_Form_ID

NUMBER(10)

TableDir

Workbench Collection of windows, reports AD_Workbench_ID

NUMBER(10)

TableDir


Tab: Translation

Description : Menu Translation - May not need to be translated

Help : Menu translations are derived from Window, Process, etc. You only need to translate Summary level items all others will be translated automatically (overwritten)

Table Name  : AD_Menu_Trl

ManPageW Menu Translation.png

Fields

Name Description Help Technical Data
Client Client/Tenant for this installation. A Client is a company or a legal entity. You cannot share data between Clients. Tenant is a synonym for Client. AD_Client_ID

NUMBER(10)

TableDir

Organization Organizational entity within client An organization is a unit of your client or legal entity - examples are store, department. You can share data between organizations. AD_Org_ID

NUMBER(10)

TableDir

Menu Identifies a Menu The Menu identifies a unique Menu. Menus are used to control the display of those screens a user has access to. AD_Menu_ID

NUMBER(10)

TableDir

Language Language for this entity The Language identifies the language to use for display and formatting AD_Language

VARCHAR2

Table

Active The record is active in the system There are two methods of making records unavailable in the system: One is to delete the record, the other is to de-activate the record. A de-activated record is not available for selection, but available for reports.

There are two reasons for de-activating and not deleting records: (1) The system requires the record for audit purposes. (2) The record is referenced by other records. E.g., you cannot delete a Business Partner, if there are invoices for this partner record existing. You de-activate the Business Partner and prevent that this record is used for future entries.

IsActive

CHAR(1)

YesNo

Translated This column is translated The Translated checkbox indicates if this column is translated. IsTranslated

CHAR(1)

YesNo

Name Alphanumeric identifier of the entity The name of an entity (record) is used as an default search option in addition to the search key. The name is up to 60 characters in length. Name

NVARCHAR2(60)

String

Description Optional short description of the record A description is limited to 255 characters. Description

NVARCHAR2(255)

String

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