Configure additional capabilities in an icon section
- UpdatedFeb 1, 2024
- 3 minutes to read
- Washington DC
- Mobile Configuration and Navigation
Define additional icon section capabilities like the type of item to display (icon, image, text-only), the number of columns, and the settings for larger screens. These features are configured in the web-based UI as opposed to the Mobile App Builder.
Before you begin
Role required: admin
Procedure
- Navigate to All.
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In the filter navigator, enter
sys_sg_navigation_section.list
, to open a list of icon sections. - Select a listed icon section.
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On the form, fill in the fields.
Note: This table lists all features that are not yet available in the Mobile App Builder. For configurations available within Mobile App Builder, see Configure an icon UI section.
Table 1. Icon section form Field Description Display feed count Displays a count of records within each screen. Use this option with both vertical and horizontal orientation. Display type Option that defines whether the icon section contains images, icons, or cards with text (basic). Use the basic option if you want to emphasize the count number.
Column count Number of columns displayed in each icon section. You can display from 1 to 3 columns. Selecting None displays 1 column. This field is available when you select Vertical in the Orientation field.
Wide column count Number of columns displayed in each icon section for either larger devices like tablets or in landscape mode. You can display from 1 to 4 columns. Selecting None displays 1 column. This field is available when you select Vertical in the Orientation field.
Note: The selection made in the Wide column count field must be greater than the number in the Column count field. - Right-click in the header and select Save.
- In the Icon section destination area, select Icon section destination from the dialog box.
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Select New.
The Icon section destinations table displays.
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On the form, fill in the fields.
Table 2. Icon section destination Field Description Icon Section This field is automatically set with the name of the icon section. Order The order in which the icon section destination displays. For example, an entry of 100 would place this icon section destination before an icon section with an entry of 200. -
Using the reference lookup icon (
) in the Icon Section Destination field, create a destination for the Display type you selected in the Icon section form.
- Select New in the Icon section destinations form.
- From the Select Icon Section Destination Type dialog box, select either function, launcher, or screen as the destination type, and then select OK.
- Enter a name for the icon section destination function.
- Use the reference lookup icon to select either a function, launcher screen, or screen depending on your selection made from the Select Icon Section Destination Type dialog box.
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Depending on the Display type you selected,
complete one of these fields:
- Icon - Use the reference lookup icon to select an existing icon to display in the icon section.
- Image - Use the reference lookup icon to select the image to display in the icon section. For instructions on how to include images that you select from this field, see Adding images to an icon section.
- Background color - Enter a hexadecimal color value as the text banner's background color to display in the icon section.
Note: If the relevant field is empty, a default icon, image, or background color is used. - Select Submit.
- Right-click in the header and select Save.