5 Defining a Navigation Menu (Working Environment Group Template)
To define a Navigation menu:
• common use
Create a topic (Working Environment Topic Template), and define:
• one or several actions (MetaCommandItems), and/or
• a default action, which is automatically launched when the end-user clicks the Navigation menu.
• rare and advanced use
Create and customize a desktop.
5.1 Working Environment Topic Template Properties
A Working Environment Topic Template has the following characteristics:
MetaPicture:
The MetaPicture defines the Working Environment Topic Template icon displayed in Hopex.
_GUIName:
The _GUIName defines the Working Environment Topic Template display name in Hopex.
Default Action:
(Optional parameter) The Default Action defines the action performed when the end-user clicks the topic.
Actions:
(Mandatory if no Default Action is defined) The Actions defines the actions that can be performed from the topic.
5.2 Creating a Working Environment Topic Template
To create a Working Environment Topic Template:
1. Access the Working Environment Group Template properties.
2. In the Name field, enter your Working Environment Topic Template.
3. In the MetaPicture field, click the arrow and connect an image.
4. (Optional) In the Default Action field, select an action.
The action is performed when the end-user clicks the Navigation menu.
5. Click Next.
6. In the _GUIName field, enter the topic name displayed in Hopex.
7. In the Available Actions pane:
a. Click Connect 
.
.b. (if needed) If a WET Standard Action is defined, this action is automatically proposed, click Connect to add it.
c. Click Connect .
.d. To add other action(s), in the first field select MetaCommand Item and click 
.
.e. Select all the actions you want to add and click Connect.
5.3 Adding Topics to a Working Environment Group Template
To add topics to a Working Environment Group Template:
1. Access the Working Environment Group Template properties.
2. In the Characteristics tab, Available Topics section, click Connect .
.3. In the Working Environment Topic Template list, select all the topics you want to add and click Connect.
The selected topics are added to the Working Environment Group Template.
4. Define the topic, see Defining a Working Environment Topic Template (Topic).
5.4 Defining a Desktop to a Working Environment Group Template
Prerequisite: the desktop you want to connect to the Working Environment Group Template must be created.
To define a Desktop to a Working Environment Group Template:
1. Access the Working Environment Group Template properties.
2. In the Characteristics tab, in the Desktop field, click the arrow and select Connect Desktop.
3. Select the desktop concerned and click OK.
5.5 Defining a Working Environment Topic Template (Topic)
To define a Working Environment Topic template (topic) you must define its:
• displayed characteristics
• actions
If needed, you can also define a default action to the topic. This action is performed when the end-user clicks the topic.
To define a Working Environment Topic Template:
1. Access the Working Environment Topic Template properties.
2. In the Characteristics tab:
• In the MetaPicture field, click the arrow and select the image you want to be displayed for the topic.
• In the _GUIName field, enter the name you want to be displayed for the topic.
3. In the Characteristics tab, Available Actions section, you need to define at least one action and/or default action:
• (if needed) In the Default Action field, click the right-oriented arrow and select a MetaCommanditem to define the action you want to be performed by default when the end-user clicks the topic.
• If you did not define a default action, or if you need to add actions to the Working Environment Topic Template.
5.6 Adding Actions to a Working Environment Topic Template
You can add as many actions as needed to the Working Environment Topic Template.
When the WET has a Standard Action defined, this action is automatically proposed when connecting actions to the Working Environment Topic Template.
To configure the Actions, see Defining the Actions with Views.
To add actions to a Working Environment Topic Template:
1. Access the Working Environment Topic Template properties.
2. Select Characteristics tab.
3. In the Available Actions section, click Connect :
:• If the WET has a Standard Action defined, the action is automatically added to the list of actions.
• To add other actions, in the first field select MetaCommandItem field, and select an action in the result list.
4. Click Connect to add the action.
You can add as many actions as needed.