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Action

The action dashlet is a collection of links as a list. The click on a list item opens the target.

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In addition to the general attributes, you have the following configuration options:

Title

Language/Translation

Select the language and the corresponding translation of the Title of your actions.

Confirm your entry with IconAdd.

Question

Language/Translation

Select the language and the corresponding translation of the question.

This question and the answer (description) defined is displayed when the end user clicks on the icon-information.svgicon.

Confirm your entry with IconAdd.

Description

Language/Translation

Select the language and the corresponding translation of the description.

This description is the answer to the previously defined question.

Confirm your entry with IconAdd.

You can add several language versions for the defined title, question and description.

To remove a language version, click on Icon.

Actions

In this section, existing actions are displayed as a list. You have the following options:

icon-rearrange.svgRearrange

Rearrange the actions via drag and drop.

IconEdit

Opens the edit menu for the action. The configuration of an action is described in the following section.

IconDelete

Deletes the action.

To add a new action, click on + Add.

You have the following options available:

Title

Language/Translation

Select the language and the corresponding translation of the title. The title is the displayed link text.

Confirm your entry with IconAdd.

Subtitle

Language/Translation

Select the language and the corresponding translation of the subtitle. The subtitle is displayed below the link text.

Confirm your entry with IconAdd.

Link Type

Depending on the selected type you have to define additional attributes.

  • Drawer:

    Object ID

    Add the Object ID

    Drawer width

    Define the width of the drawer.

  • Page ID:

    Page ID

    Select the portal page using the drop down menu.

  • New tab: This opens a defined target link in a new tab.

  • Script produces a runlink to USU Service Management or USU Shop.

    Notice

    For a runlink it is also possible to use interpolation strings. For example ${[item].[details].[guid]} as part of a Shop runlink.

  • Current Tab: This opens the defined target link in the current tab.

  • Action: Used to to address an adapter, for example to trigger the call of a web service.

For Script, New tab, Current tab and Action you have the following attributes available:

Target

Add the target URL/path of the resource and define the request method.

Method

  • GET method retrieves data from the specified target

  • POST method creates/updates the specified target. The data sent to the target is stored in the Body attribute that is displayed after selecting the POST method.

Body Params/Body Edtior

Notice

The field is only available when the target method POST is selected.

  • Body Params

    Define a key and value.

    Click on Iconto add another key and value.

    Delete a key and value by clicking on the Icon.

  • Body Editor

    With the body editor you can create/edit the keys and values directly via JSON.

To save your configuration click on Apply or Cancel the process.