Adding Non-Standard Menu Options to Custom Menus

As you create custom menus, you can add G/L reports, Report Writer reports, mass loads, user-defined screens, and custom subroutines to any menu. Using Menu Maintenance, the system validates the additional menu options you are adding against the reports, mass loads, and user-defined screens available.

To add a non-standard menu option to a custom menu:

From the System > System Files > User Control menu, select Menu Maintenance to display the Menu Maintenance window.
On the right side of the menu, select the menu ID you want to edit in the Menu field, or click New to create a new menu.
Select the menu or window above which you want to add the non-standard menu option.

You can also insert the menu anywhere and use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to place the menu option in the correct place.

Select Additional and then select the type of option you want to add for each option, complete the menu information in the dialog box that displays, and click OK to add the option to your custom menu.

For each menu item, enter a title in the Title field that identifies the menu option in and a shortcut key used with the Alt key to access the menu using the keyboard in the Shortcut Key field. The Shortcut Key field displays only the keys available within the menu to which you are adding the option.

Menu Option	Description
G/L Report	Adds a menu option for any general ledger report available to you that was created using the G/L Report Generator. General ledger reports start with GL-. For example, GL-EXPENSE. The list in the GL Report Name field provides all the general ledger reports available to you.
Report Writer	Adds a menu option for any report you have created using the Report Writer. Report writer reports start with LREP-. For example, LREP-ABC.CODES. The list in the Report Writer Name field provides all the report writer reports available to you.
User-Defined Screen	Adds a menu option for any user-defined screen in your system. User-defined screens start with FORM-. For example, FORM-USERZ.SCREEN.
Mass Load	Adds a menu option for any load program you have created using Mass Load. Mass loads start with LREP-. For example, LREP-ABC.CODES.
Advanced Menu	Adds a menu option for any subroutine you want to add to your menu. For example, if you have a custom programming on your site, you can add the subroutine that calls the custom program to your menu. The system searches all available menus.

From the File menu, select Save to save your custom menu.