HighPoint User's Guide - Resources - Root User and Administrator Functions
4.4 Resources: Root User and Administrator Functions
Root users and administrators can add categories, add links, and edit categories and links on the main Resources screen.
4.4.1 Add Category
To add a new category to the main Resources screen:
1. Click on (Add Category) (Figure 5-59).
Figure 5-59. Resources: Root User and Administrator Functions: Add Category
2. Use the pop-up window (Figure 5-60) to enter the following:
1. Category Name: Use the text field to assign a name to the new category.
2. Column Number: Entries on the main Resources screen can be listed in up to 3 columns. Use this drop-down menu to specify a column number.
3. Order In Column: If the column has more than one category, enter the new category's position in the column. The number entered here will override previous Order In Column entries.
4. Administrator Checkbox: Check this box if you want this category to be visible only to root users and administrators.
Figure 5-60. Resources: Root User and Administrator Functions: Add Category Pop-Up Window
3. Click Save to create the new category or Cancel to close this window without creating the new category.
4. Figure 5-61 shows the new category on the main resource page.
Figure 5-61. Resources: Root User and Administrator Functions: New Category on Main Resources Page
4.4.2 Add Link
To add a link to a category:
1. Click on (Add Link) (Figure 5-62).
Figure 5-62. Resources: Root User and Administrator Functions: Add Link
2. Use the Category drop-down menu to assign the new link to an existing category (Figure 5-63).
3. Enter a title, the URL, and a description of the link.
4. Check the External Link checkbox if you want the new link to open in a new window.
5. Click Save to save the link, or click Delete or Cancel to close the window and return to the main Resources screen (Figure 5-64).
Figure 5-63. Resources: Root User and Administrator Functions: Add Link Pop-Up Window
Figure 5-64. Resources: Root User and Administrator Functions: New Link on Main Resources Page
4.4.3 Edit Categories and Links
To edit categories on the main Resources screen:
1. Click on (Edit Categories and Links) (Figure 5-65).
2. Click on the (e) (Figure 5-66) beneath the category name to edit the category. This opens the same pop-up window as (Add Category), and the same options are available.
Figure 5-66. Resources: Root User and Administrator Functions: Edit Categories and Links
3. Click on (add link) to add a link to this category. This opens the same pop-up window as (Add Link), and the same options are available.
4. Click on (change order) (Figure 5-67) to change the order that items are listed in this category. Use the up and down arrows (Figure 5-68) to move items in this category, then click on (stop order change).
Figure 5-67. Resources: Root User and Administrator Functions: Edit Categories and Links: Change Order
Figure 5-68. Resources: Root User and Administrator Functions: Edit Categories and Links: Change Order Arrows
5. When done, click on (Stop Editing) (Figure 5-69) to return to the main Resources screen.
Figure 5-69. Resources: Root User and Administrator Functions: Edit Categories and Links: Stop Editing
To edit or delete links on the main Resources screen:
1. Click on (Edit Categories and Links).
2. Click on the (e) to the right of the link name (Figure 5-70). This opens the same pop-up window as (Add Link), and the same options are available.
Figure 5-70. Resources: Root User and Administrator Functions: Edit Categories and Links: Edit Link
3. When done, click on (Stop Editing) (Figure 5-69) to return to the main Resources screen.
