[ic] Modify UI admin: Where to begin

[Philip S. Hempel]

paul jordan wrote:
>>I am creating a section on my site that has web links in it and presently
>>is being pulled from a table I have created and am modifying via the table
>>editor.
>>What I am trying to find is what would be the simplest way to put this
>>table I have already created and have already modified in the UI the way I
>>want it to look in the table edit section and make it a part of the UI as
>>a link so others who are to add or modify a link do not have to go into
>>table edit and make these changes.
>>
>>I know that I can create or make changes to the UI in the
>>lib/UI/admin/pages but I really do not know where to start at with this.
>>
>>Just some pointers / templates would be great even, or a full solution as
>>to what is needed to create something like this in the future.
>>
>>Thanks again.
>>
>>---
>>     Philip S. Hempel
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Phil
> 
> First, you should know that you can copy one/all admin pages into
> catroot/pages/admin. This will let you customize admin per catalog, if IC is
> running multiple catalogs... and if you fubar it, simply delete the page :)
> 
> Also, version 4.9 makes adding pages very very easy, in fact I would wait
> until 4.9, or upgrade now to do it.
> 
> I added pages to 4.8.3 but it was a little more complicated. What I did was
> copied a relatively simple page and renamed it, them customized it. To be
> able to allow/disallow access, you need to set it's 'depends_on' parameter
> to something similar WRT access type. I forget where that is in 4.8....
> hmmm, maybe in mv_metadata.asc possibly ?? I don't remember.
> 
> In 4.9, there is a 'edit' link across all menu layers, where you can
> add/remove new tabs, and set access standards.
> 
> OH, wait, yes I believe in 4.8 you have to manually edit the 'icmenu' table
> in order to add the new page into the tabbed area...  that is where
> depends_on and all that should be. It is most likely "hidden" so it will be
> a link on the bottom of the Administration->tables page.
> 
> 
> HTH
> 
> Paul
> 

I knew about copying the admin files for each catalog,
thanks for the refresher. I will try to do just like you
said, I figured that this would be the case, that I would
have to begin with one of the pre-designed menus and modify
it.

Thanks for your help Paul.


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