4 Adding Navigation Menus to a WET
A Navigation menu is defined by a Working Environment Group Template.
4.1 Working Environment Group Template Characteristics
A Working Environment Group Template has the following characteristics:
Always Available:
Always Available defines whether the Navigation menu is always available to the end user. This is particularly useful when the WET is instantiated. the Navigation menu is always available except when filtered by the CRUD or a dedicated product.
If not defined the group is filtered according to the CRUD defined or dedicated product.
Display Mode:
The Display Mode defines the way the command is displayed:
name and icon: both name and command icon are displayed
name only: the command name is displayed only
icon only: the command icon is displayed only
Add End Separator:
Add End Separator enables to automatically add a separator at the end of the command group.
_GUIName:
_GUIName defines the Working Environment Group Template display name in Hopex.
Desktop:
Desktop enables to define/customize a desktop different from the Universal Desktop.
For example, Home and Dashboards Working Environment Group Templates are based on specific desktops (Universal Desktop – Home Tiles Desktop and Universal Desktop – Dashboard respectively).
MetaPicture:
MetaPicture defines the Working Environment Group Template icon displayed in Hopex.
Default Topic Template:
Default Topic Template defines a default Working Environment Topic for the Working Environment Group Template.
4.2 Creating a Working Environment Group Template
Each Desktop includes a Navigation bar, which made up of Navigation menus (defined through Working Environment Group Templates).
A Working Environment Group Template is not specific to a single WET.
For example, The Administration Navigation menu is included in all the Hopex Functional Administration desktops.
To create a Working Environment Group Template:
1. Connect to Hopex with the Hopex Customizer profile.
2. Display the MetaStudio tab (View > Navigation Windows > MetaStudio).
3. Right-click the GroupsTemplate folder and select New > Working Environment group template.
4. In the Name field, enter a name to your Working Environment Group Template.
5. In the _GUIName field, enter the Navigation menu name displayed in Hopex.
6. In the MetaPicture field, click the arrow and connect an image.
Else the default Working Environment Group Template image 
is displayed in Hopex.
is displayed in Hopex.7. (If needed) Define a Display Mode to modify the default behavior.
8. (If needed) Define the Always Available value to modify the default behavior.
9. (If needed) Select Add End Separator to add a separator before the next group.
10. In most cases you must add topics (Working Environment Topic Templates) to the group.
In case you do not want to add a topic, you need to define a desktop, see Defining a Desktop to a Working Environment Group Template.
11. Click OK.
12. Define the Navigation menu.
4.3 Adding a Navigation Menu to a WET
You can add as many Navigation menus (Working Environment Group Templates) as needed to a WET.
To add a Navigation menu to a WET:
1. Access the WET properties.
2. Select the Characteristics tab.
3. In the Available Groups section, click Connect 
.
.4. Select the Working Environment Group Template (Navigation menu) you want to add to the WET.
You can select as many Working Environment Group Templates as needed.
5. Click Connect.
All the Working Environment Group Templates (Navigation menus) selected are added to the WET.
6. Click Close.