Adding Actions to Dashboard Pages Using Action Link Menus

To add one or more actions to a dashboard page using an action link menu:

1. Edit the dashboard page to which you want to add one or more actions.

2. From the Dashboard Object pane, drag and drop an Action Link Menu object on the dashboard page.

3. Click the Properties button for the Action Link Menu object to display the "Action Link Menu Properties dialog."

4. In the Menu Label box, enter the name to display for the menu.

5. In the Caption box, enter a caption to display above the action link menu text.

6. Add the action links to the menu as follows:

   • To add an action link that already exists on the page, drag and drop the existing Action Link object onto the Action Link Menu object.

   • To add a new action link, click the Add button to display the "Action Link Properties dialog" and then complete the dialog. For information, see "Completing the Action Link Properties Dialog."

   
   

   Note: You also can drag an Action Link object from an Action Link Menu object to create a standalone action link.

   
   

7. Click OK in the Action Link Menu Properties dialog.

8. Click the Save toolbar button on the Dashboard builder to save the dashboard page.