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Frequently Asked Questions - Web Site Administrator Self Service#

Web Site Administrator Questions#

Q:HOW DO I CREATE A FUNCTION?#

A:When you create a function, you will actually need to complete two processes. You will first create the function and then attach that function to a screen.

Only external and manual functions may be created. (i.e. creating a link to your company’s web site.) All other functions are only created either by High Line or under High Line’s direction. You may, however, copy an existing function in order to modify the form.

Create a Function

1. Access the Maintain Function form through the Web Site Administrator main menu or through the Navigation tree. You will be presented with a list of functions.
2. Click the Add icon found at the bottom of this list. A blank row will now appear in the list.
3. Ensure your cursor is on this row. Directly beneath the list are fields that allow you to define the function you wish to enter.
4. Enter the Product to which the function belongs. e.g. BE
5. In the appropriate fields, enter the function’s
   1. Name,
   2. Description,
   3. Usage (User Defined),
   4. Type (External or Manual), and
   5. Purpose.
6. Enter either the URL in the Web Address field or the external function path in PL/SQL Block field.
7. Define the general execution rights for this function through the Create Allowed, Retrieve Allowed, Update Allowed and Delete Allowed booleans. Normally, external functions are Retrieve Allowed only.
8. Define the execution rights to this function for a specific role in the Execution Rights tab at the bottom of this form.
9. Once you are satisfied with the data you have provided, Save the file.

Attach Function to Form

The new function must be attached to a form in order to be accessed.

1. Access the Create Menus form either through the Web Site Administrator main menu or through the Navigation tree.
2. Select the menu you wish to add the new function to.
3. Click the Add icon found at the bottom of the list of the menu’s functions and sub-menus; Located below the Menu Code and Menu Usage. A blank row will now appear in the list.
4. Ensure your cursor is on that row.
5. Identify the menu items (functions or menus) that will compose your menu and the order in which they should appear through the Sequence, Code and Type fields.
6. Enter the name of the new function in the Call Function field
7. Complete the Label field and if desired, the Icon Name field.
8. Set the Menu Action Usage to User Defined. This must be completed as stated.
9. When you are satisfied with the data you have provided, click the Save button.

Q:HOW DO I COPY/EXTEND A FUNCTION?#

Copying a function is referred to as ‘extending’. This is due to the fact that when a function is copied, the form attached to the function is also copied.

Functions should only be copied if you wish to make changes to the form attached to the function. (For example, customizing the Employee Time sheet (WEPTS) to your company’s time codes.)

1. Access the Maintain Function form through the Web Site Administrator main menu, or through the Navigation tree. You will be presented with a list of functions.
2. Select the function you wish to extend.
3. Click on Extend Form button located directly beneath the execution rights booleans on the right side of the form.
4. Find the original function. You will see that you have a new function with CPY added to the original function. In addition, the usage field on the function as well as the form for the function in IMFD have been marked as User Defined.
5. Go to the Function Name and rename the new function to something more meaningful. i.e. WEPTS CPY can be renamed WEPTS_HL

If you copy/extend a function you should go to IMMS and copy the ‘_FIND’ code as well. i.e. You copy WAPPT and call it WAPPT_HL. Copy the WAPPT_FIND and call it WAPPT_HL_FIND.