Links
A link is a shortcut that shows up in the expanded navigation menu inside Dime.Scheduler. Use them to put the resources your planners need every day - a customer portal, an internal SharePoint folder, a runbook in Confluence - one click away from the planning view, instead of three browser tabs over.
Anything addressable by a URL works: websites, web apps, network shares, documents in a DMS like SharePoint.
Setting them up
The links page is a small grid with three columns:
- Name - the text the user sees in the menu.
- Sequence - the order in which the link appears.
- URI - where it points to.
Sort, filter, add, and remove rows the same way as in every other grid.
When to use a link vs. an action URI
Links are static. They always point to the same place, no matter where in the application the user is. An action URIAction URIA dynamic link, populated with fields from a task, job or appointment, that opens an external system in one click. is dynamic and contextual: it picks up data from the record the planner triggers it on (the appointment's resource, the task's job number, and so on) and substitutes those values into the URL. If the link needs to "know" anything about the record, you want an action URI - if it just needs to take the user somewhere, a link is the simpler choice.
Reference
| Shortcut key | Action | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| DELETE | Deletes the selected records. Is the equivalent of the delete button. | Only when a delete button is present |
| CTRL + click on group | Collapses the other groups in the grid | Only possible when grouping is set |