Draft menu directory

The Draft menu directory is used to manage draft menus to replace the existing menu.

Location: Menu -> Drafts -> Draft menu.

If the window is opened from the main menu, the filter step Select draft is used.

The window can also be opened using the Draft menu command in the context menu of the Drafts directory viewer window.

Draft menu items in the directory are contained in groups. Shortcuts can be made for both draft menu groups and draft menu items.

Draft menu directory

If draft menu groups and draft menu group shortcuts are identical to the corresponding menu groups and menu group shortcuts, the and icons are used to illustrate them respectively.

If draft menu groups and draft menu group shortcuts are not identical to the corresponding menu groups and menu group shortcuts, they are assigned the following statuses:

If draft menu items and draft menu item shortcuts that are not associated with tables are identical to the corresponding menu items and menu item shortcuts in the current menu, the and icons are used to illustrate them respectively.

If draft menu items and draft menu item shortcuts that are not associated with tables are not identical to the corresponding menu items and menu item shortcuts in the current menu, they are assigned the following statuses:

The table below displays the the icons used to illustrate draft menu groups and draft menu group shortcuts.

Status

Added Edited Deleted

Icon used to illustrate a draft menu group

Icon used to illustrate a draft menu group shortcut

Icon used to illustrate a draft menu item

Icon used to illustrate a draft menu item shortcut

Icon used to illustrate a draft menu item (timed service with a table)

The icons used to illustrate draft menu items and draft menu item shortcuts are the same as those used for equivalent elements in the Menu directory. Additional icons are used to illustrate draft menu items and draft menu item shortcuts that have been added, edited or deleted.

The draft menu data grid is the same as that in the Menu with the addition of a Status column which contains status icons for each draft menu item.

Data grid columns:

The exact contents of the context menu depend on what draft menu elements are selected - menu item(s), shortcut(s) or a combination of both.

Note

Context menu commands:

Context menu commands:

If the draft menu belongs to an activated draft (with the status Applied), the Edit command is replaced by the View command. The commands Add, Add shortcut, Delete, Undo changes, Undo delete and Edit menu item are not included in the context menu.

Context menu in activated draft menu

Draft menu item shortcuts are added using the New draft menu item window. The Draft menu item and Draft menu items windows are used for editing.

Draft menu item shortcuts are added using the New draft menu item shortcut window. The Draft menu item shortcut and Draft menu item shortcuts windows are used for editing.

If the draft in the Draft menu directory is activated, the Draft modifier and Draft modifiers. windows are used to view draft menu items. The Draft and Drafts windows are used to view draft menu items of the subordinate draft.

The New draft menu group, Draft menu group and Draft menu groups windows are used for adding, viewing and editing draft menu groups.

The New draft menu group shortcut, Draft menu group shortcut and Draft menu group shortcuts windows are used for adding, viewing and editing draft menu group shortcuts.

A confirmation prompt is used when when marking draft menu item groups, draft menu item group shortcuts and draft menu item shortcuts as deleted.

Confirmation prompt

When the draft menu group is marked as deleted, all groups, group shortcuts, items and item shortcuts are also marked as deleted.

The Select draft menu item window is used to select draft menu items in form fields in other directories. For groups, the Select draft menu group window is used.