Adding custom tabs

You can create your own tabs to add to the Community Portal.
See Creating a custom school events tab.

To create a custom tab:

  1. Open Windows Explorer on your organisation's server.
  2. Navigate to the Site/Pages directory inside the Community Portal directory.
  3. Add your custom pages to the directory.

    Note:
    Any customisations you make to the code of the standard Community Portal pages should also be stored in this directory so they are retained during upgrades.
     
  4. In Synergetic, select Module > System > Configuration File Maintenance.
    The Configuration File Maintenance window is displayed. 
  5. Create the following three configuration settings for each page you want to create:
    Tip: Click to create a new configuration setting.
     

Key 1

Key 2

Key 3

Key 4

Type

Value

CommunityPortal

Pages

<CustomPageName>

EnabledFlag

BIT

True to make the page appear in the portal. See CustomSchoolEvents:EnabledFlag configuration setting.

CommunityPortal

Pages

<CustomPageName>

MenuOrder

INT

Integer to determine the order that the tab should appear on the menu bar. See CustomSchoolEvents:MenuOrder configuration setting.

CommunityPortal

Pages

<CustomPageName>

ParentPageName

String

Name of the tab that this tab should appear under. See CustomSchoolEvents:ParentPageName configuration setting.

CommunityPortal

Pages

<CustomPageName>

Text

String

Title to appear in the menu bar for this tab. See CustomSchoolEvents:Text configuration setting.

CommunityPortal

Pages

<CustomPageName>

URL

String

Universal resource location of the custom page. See CustomSchoolEvents:URL configuration setting.

Note: Key 3 determines which custom page this configuration setting refers to. To create multiple custom pages, use unique Key 3 values for each page. Configuration settings that relate to the same custom page must use the same Key 3.