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Tabs

A tab is a graphical display entity that links to a role to present features to the users of that role. When a user logs in to the system, the main window displays the tabs assigned to the user's default role.

You can configure tabs to include the following kinds of display features:

• A starting page (default web page) that is displayed when a user selects the tab. The starting page is a required element of all tabs. You can assign only one starting page to each tab.
• A menu bar, which presents drop-down lists of commands, such as File, View, and Search commands. The menu bar is optional. You can assign only one menu bar to each tab.
• A toolbar, which presents tool buttons for easy access to commonly used features.

Tabs define major subdivisions in the web interface main window. Each tab is configured to expose an appropriate set of user interface features to the role or roles that use it.

You can associate one or more tabs with a role. Each tab has a sequence number that controls its display order in the main window. If only one tab is associated with a role, the tab's starting page is displayed and not the tab.

Several predefined tabs are provided. You can assign the predefined tabs to a role, modify the predefined tabs, and create custom tabs.

See Also

Create a Tab

Edit a Tab

Search Tabs