To assign a root menu to a user:Customizing standard Eclipse menus includes one or more two-step processes. After you create a custom menu, you need to assign it.
After you create a custom main menu, you need to assign it as the root menu for the appropriate users.
For example, you have a group of users who should not have access to the A/R and A/P menus. Create a user-defined version of the MAIN menu that excludes the A/R and A/P menus, and then assign the user-defined menu as the root menu to these users.
To assign a root menu to a user:
From the System > System Files > User Control menu, select User Maintenance to display the User Maintenance screen.
Note: You must be assigned the USER.MAINT.ALLOWED authorization key to access this screen.
In the User ID field, enter the user whose record you want to update.
In the Root Menu field, enter the name of the main menu to assign to this user.
Press Esc to save the information and exit the screen.
When working with submenus, it is necessary to execute a series of two-step processes to create a user-defined menu. If you create a custom submenu, you need to assign it to a menu to which the users for whom you created it have access.
For example, your company does not use material data safety sheets (MSDS) and you want to remove this menu option from the FILES menu for all users.
In the first two-step process, create a user-defined copy of the FILES menu and remove the link to the MSDS program.
In the next two-step process, create a user-defined copy of the MAIN menu and change the link to the standard FILES menu to point to your user-defined FILES menu.
Finally, assign the user-defined MAIN menu as the root menu for your users.
The last item on the standard SYSTEM menu is a link to the User Custom Menu. If you create user-specific custom menus, each user can access their user-specific menu by clicking the User Custom Menu link.
If you create multiple user-specific custom menus for one user, follow the guidelines in Understanding Menu Option Prefixes for adding the appropriate links for the additional user-specific menus to other user-defined menus.
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