Configure quickstarts

You can create quickstarts for homepages and dashboards, which you can use to perform certain actions, such as creating new objects or opening certain views or links. The quickstarts are displayed as tiles on the top row of the homepage.

Configuration of a quickstarts for the homepage

This example describes how to configure a quickstart for the homepage. You can perform the same steps for dashboards.

Instructions:

  1. Open the Portal 7 report in SystemAdministration under BPM-Portal

  2. Create a new quickstart box in the Portal 7 report under Homepage via the context menu:

  3. Create a new quick access via the context menu under Quick starts:

  4. Configure the quickstart via the properties:

    Property Description
    Configuration
    Enabled

    Enabled: Quick access is displayed in the Portal.

    Disabled: Quick access is not displayed in the Portal.

    Display

    Categories can be referenced under this attribute. This can limit the visibility / execution.

    Most application scenarios require category and access control related visibility.

    The logic of the evaluation is as follows:

    1. If at least one category is specified, the object must be an instance of that category. Otherwise, no evaluation of the category are carried out

    2. If at least one user group is specified, the current user must be a member of at least one of these user groups

    3. If at least one Access Control List is specified, the user must have the View permission in the Access Control List

    4. If at least one condition component is specified, at least one condition must apply.

    If this logic is not sufficient, a differentiated logic can be configured via the condition components.

    Show description

    Enabled: The stored description is displayed in the quickstart.

    Disabled: No description is displayed in the quickstart.

    Description Here you can enter a description that will be displayed in the quickstart.
    Object or view Reference here the category, object or a view that is to be opened via the quickstart.
    URL Enter a URL here that is to be called up in the Portal when you click on the quickstart.
    Start transition

    Reference the start transitions of the workflow here, which can be executed by clicking on the quickstart in the Portal.

    Note: If only one start transition is referenced, it will be executed directly by clicking on the quickstart. If several transitions are referenced, a popup appears after you click on the quickstart. In the popup you can select the transition to be executed.

    Background image Here you can define a background image that is displayed in the quickstart. If you do not define your own background image here, the default background image will be displayed.
    Background color Here you can define the background color of the quickstart.
    General
    Label Enter the name of the quickstart here. The name is displayed above the description in the quickstart on the homepage.

Note: If you create several quickstart boxes with quickstarts, the quickstart box whose visibility is valid is displayed. For visibility, the Display property of the quickstart boxes and the Display property of the contained quickstarts are evaluated.