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Defining boxes
 

 

Decide which boxes (see chapter "Left column - list of boxes") are relevant on your platform.


In order to define boxes, proceed as follows:

|1| Choose "Interface" from the main menu by clicking on it.

|2| Click on the "modify"-button in the row "Define boxes".

|3| If there are not any boxes on your platform yet, click on "click here to enable boxes".

|4| Now, you see a table with all available boxes. You will be offered a standardized pre-selection which you can adapt according to your wishes at any time.

  • displayed:
    Choose which boxes should be displayed in the options area.

 

Note: It is recommended Filter, View and Settings boxes to be checked!

 

  • opened:
    Choose which boxes should be automatically open. Users can close and open boxes if required.

  • visible for:
    Choose which user  groups should be able to see the box.

 

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|5| The radio buttons and arrows in the column "move" allow you to adjust the order of the boxes. Choose a box by clicking in the radio button. Click on the arrow of a box above which the chosen box should be moved.

|6| Click on "save configurations" to submit your settings.

 

Define custom boxes

 

There is also the possibility to define a custom box from a text fact on your platform. Fill in the "Create a new box" field with the id of the text fact you want to be shown as a box in the left frame.

 

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|1| new boxes: Click on "refresh the list" to load newly available boxes on your platform. New boxes will be displayed in the p-admin interface afterwards.

|2| Create a new custom box from a fact: Instead of (fact)including your messages via >Messages >Options area (left frame) texts, enter the desired infoID directly into the form "Defining Boxes". Confirm with "Create".





 

Deactivate boxes

Deactivating boxes means switching to the list display version. In the list display, information and functions are not grouped into boxes. Instead they are displayed in a list one under the other.


In order to deactivate boxes, proceed as follows:


|1| Choose "Interface" from the main menu by clicking on it.

|2|
Click on the "modify"-button in the row "Define boxes".

|3|
Click on "disable boxes" above the table.











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Author: Milena Staykova; Copyright: factline Webservices GmbH; Published by: Ivo Marinov (factline3)
factID: 288637.7 (...history); published on 06 Oct. 2010 16:16
 
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