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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/ERPLN_homepages/hpa_create_homepages" xml:lang="en" UserLevel="Expert">
	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To create ERP LN homepages</Title>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>Homepages</Level1>
			<Level2>development</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>homepages</Level1>
			<Level2>WebTop</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>WebTop</Level1>
			<Level2>homepages</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Prerequisites</SectionTitle>
		<List><ListIntro>To create homepages, one of the following must apply:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>You must be a WebTop administrator.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Your WebTop user profile must have the “homepage creator” role assigned.</ListItem>
		</List>
	</GeneralSection>
	<ProcedureSection><SectionTitle>To create homepages</SectionTitle>
		<ProcIntro><Paragraph class="Default">To create a new homepage, complete the following steps:</Paragraph>
		</ProcIntro>
		<Steps><Step><StepTitle>Create an empty homepage</StepTitle>
				<ProcedureList><ListItem>Start the WebTop, and on the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">View</GUIRef> menu, click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Create Home Page</GUIRef>. The <GUIRef href="" role="session">Home Page Settings</GUIRef> dialog appears.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Enter the ID and title for the new homepage, and click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">OK</GUIRef>. An empty homepage is displayed in the Work Area.</ListItem>
				</ProcedureList>
			</Step>
			<Step><StepTitle>Add a Workload pane</StepTitle>
				<Paragraph class="Default">To add a Work Load pane, right-click the homepage's title bar and on the shortcut menu click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Add Work Load Pane</GUIRef>. A dialog appears, where you must enter the following properties for the pane.</Paragraph>
				<TABLE border="1" borderstyle="default" space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><TBODY><TR><TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Plugin</TD>
							<TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">From the list, select <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Infor ERP</GUIRef>.</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Use predefined Workload</TD>
							<TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
								<List><ListItem>
                                                      If this check box is selected, you can select one of the predefined workload functions delivered by Infor, from the list. The full name of the selected function is displayed in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Workload list</GUIRef> field. For example, if you select "Warehouse Manager Tasks" from the list, the "owhinh0800.get.dashboard.workload.items" function is selected and displayed in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Workload list</GUIRef> field.</ListItem>
									<ListItem>To select a workload function that is not predefined, such as an own workload function, clear this check box. You must type the name of the function in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Workload list</GUIRef> field.</ListItem>
								</List>
							</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Title:</TD>
							<TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Enter a title for the pane.</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Workload list</TD>
							<TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
								<Paragraph class="Default">You can only access this field if the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Use predefined Workload</GUIRef> check box is cleared.</Paragraph> <Paragraph class="Default">Enter the name of the workload function; this function must be present on the ERP LN server. For details on the structure of workload functions, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/ERPLN_homepages/hpa_create_functions_for_homepages" role="manual">To create functions for ERP LN homepages</Link>.</Paragraph> <Paragraph class="Default">You must enter the function name in the following format:</Paragraph> <Paragraph class="Default"><Code>o&lt;script or library that contains the function&gt;.&lt;name of the function&gt;</Code>
								</Paragraph> <Paragraph class="Default">For example:</Paragraph> <Paragraph class="Default"><Code>otdpurdll8500.get.dashboard.workload.items</Code>
								</Paragraph>
							</TD>
						</TR>
					</TBODY>
				</TABLE>
				<Paragraph class="Default">To save the settings and close the dialog, click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">OK</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
			</Step>
			<Step><StepTitle>Add an Alert pane</StepTitle>
				<Paragraph class="Default">To add an Alert pane, right-click the homepage's title bar and on the shortcut menu click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Add Alert Pane</GUIRef>. A dialog appears, where you must enter the following properties for the pane.</Paragraph>
				<TABLE border="1" borderstyle="default" space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><TBODY><TR><TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Plugin</TD>
							<TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">From the list, select <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Infor ERP</GUIRef>.</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Use predefined Alert</TD>
							<TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
								<List><ListItem>To select one of the predefined alert functions delivered by Infor, select this check box. The full name of the selected function is displayed in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Alert list</GUIRef> field. For example, if you select "Planner Alerts" from the list, the "ocpintdllhpage.get.planner.alerts" function is selected and displayed in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Alert list</GUIRef> field.</ListItem>
									<ListItem>To select an alert function that is not predefined, such as an own alert function, clear this check box. You must type the name of the function in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Alert list</GUIRef> field.</ListItem>
								</List>
							</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Title:</TD>
							<TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Enter a title for the pane.</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Alert list</TD>
							<TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
								<Paragraph class="Default">You can only access this field if the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Use predefined Alert</GUIRef> check box is cleared.</Paragraph> <Paragraph class="Default">Enter the name of the alert function. This function must be present on the ERP LN server. For details on the structure of alert functions, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/ERPLN_homepages/hpa_create_functions_for_homepages" role="manual">To create functions for ERP LN homepages</Link>.</Paragraph> <Paragraph class="Default">You must enter the function name in the following format:</Paragraph> <Paragraph class="Default"><Code>o&lt;script or library that contains the function&gt;.&lt;name of the function&gt;</Code>
								</Paragraph> <Paragraph class="Default">For example:</Paragraph> <Paragraph class="Default"><Code>otdslsdll0801.get.dashboard.alerts</Code>
								</Paragraph>
							</TD>
						</TR>
					</TBODY>
				</TABLE>
				<Paragraph class="Default">To save the settings and close the dialog, click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">OK</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
			</Step>
			<Step><StepTitle>Add a Report pane</StepTitle>
				<Paragraph class="Default">To add a Report pane, right-click the homepage's title bar and on the shortcut menu click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Add Report Pane</GUIRef>. A dialog appears, where you must enter the following properties for the pane.</Paragraph>
				<TABLE border="1" borderstyle="default" space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><TBODY><TR><TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Plugin</TD>
							<TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">From the list, select <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Infor ERP</GUIRef>.</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Use predefined Report</TD>
							<TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
								<List><ListItem>To select one of the predefined report functions delivered by Infor, select this check box. The full name of the selected function is displayed in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Report</GUIRef> field. For example, if you select "Processed Sales Orders" from the list, the "otdslsdll0700.processed.orders.chart" function is selected and displayed in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Report</GUIRef> field.</ListItem>
									<ListItem>To select a report function that is not predefined, such as an own report function, clear this check box. You must type the name of the function in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Report</GUIRef> field.</ListItem>
								</List>
							</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Title:</TD>
							<TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Enter a title for the pane.</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Report</TD>
							<TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
								<Paragraph class="Default">You can only access this field if the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Use predefined Report</GUIRef> check box is cleared.</Paragraph> <Paragraph class="Default">Enter the name of the report function; this function must be present on the ERP LN server. For details on the structure of report functions, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/ERPLN_homepages/hpa_create_functions_for_homepages" role="manual">To create functions for ERP LN homepages</Link>.</Paragraph> <Paragraph class="Default">You must enter the function name in the following format:</Paragraph> <Paragraph class="Default"><Code>o&lt;script or library that contains the function&gt;.&lt;name of the function&gt;</Code>
								</Paragraph> <Paragraph class="Default">For example:</Paragraph> <Paragraph class="Default"><Code>ocpintdllhpage.utilization.chart</Code>
								</Paragraph>
							</TD>
						</TR>
					</TBODY>
				</TABLE>
				<Paragraph class="Default">To save the settings and close the dialog, click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">OK</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
			</Step>
			<Step><StepTitle>Add a Shortcut pane</StepTitle>
				<ProcedureList><ListIntro>To add a shortcut pane, complete the following steps:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>Right-click the homepage's title bar and on the shortcut menu click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Add Shortcut Pane</GUIRef>. A dialog appears, where you must enter the ID and title for the pane.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>To save the settings and close the dialog, click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">OK</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Add shortcuts to the new shortcut pane. To do this, complete the following steps: <List><ListItem>Right-click in the shortcut pane and, on the shortcut menu, click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Add new Shortcut</GUIRef>. A dialog appears, where you can specify a shortcut to a Web Page, an ERP LN Homepage, or an ERP LN session.</ListItem>
							<ListItem>To save the settings and close the dialog, click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">OK</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
						</List>
					</ListItem>
				</ProcedureList>
			</Step>
			<Step><StepTitle>Position the panes in the homepage</StepTitle>
				<Paragraph class="Default">All panes you add are displayed as tabs in the Work Area, so you can only view one pane at a time.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph class="Default">Drag the panes to the homepage's title bar so they are displayed within the homepage. Move the panes to the appropriate locations so you can view all panes in one glance. Resize the panes when necessary.</Paragraph>
			</Step>
			<Step><StepTitle>Save the homepage</StepTitle>
				<Paragraph class="Default">To save the homepage, right-click the homepage's title bar. On the shortcut menu, click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Save Home Page</GUIRef>. Therefore, a shortcut to the homepage is displayed in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Home Pages</GUIRef> panel.</Paragraph>
			</Step>
		</Steps>
	</ProcedureSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>
                                 Related topics
                              </SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/ERPLN_homepages/hpa_homepages_introduction" role="manual">Homepages introduction</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/ERPLN_homepages/hpa_homepages_structure" role="manual">Homepage structure</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/ERPLN_homepages/hpa_homepages_delivery" role="manual">Homepages delivery</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/ERPLN_homepages/hpa_predefined_homepages" role="manual">Predefined homepages delivered by Infor</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/ERPLN_homepages/hpa_installation_configuration" role="manual">To install and configure Homepages</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/ERPLN_homepages/hpa_create_functions_for_homepages" role="manual">To create functions for ERP LN homepages</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
