Menu Links
Learn how to customize menu links of your Unidy instance
The Menu Link feature allows admins to easily add, reorder, and customize navigation links in the menu of their SSO instance. Personalize your users' experience by creating direct access to key resources, internal tools, or external websites, all from the main navigation bar. Effortlessly configure link titles, URLs, and positions to ensure a seamless and intuitive user experience.
Menu Links overview
This section provides a comprehensive overview of the existing Menu Links, enabling you to manage and organize them efficiently. You can change the respective position through drag and drop. To edit Menu Link configurations click on the icon on the right. To delete a Menu Link click on the trash can.
If you want to create a new Menu Link, click on the New button
Relevant data fields and description
Data field | Description |
Position | Change the order of Menu Links in your SSO instance, using drag and drop functionality. |
Name | Display name of the Menu Link. It is visible for the users in the navbar. |
Type | There are 2 different types of Menu Links:
- Standard: these are default Menu Links in Unidy. To change the display name of standard Menu Links, please contact your CSM at Unidy.
- Custom: Menu Links of this type are created by admin. Its display name can be adapted by admin when Multilanguage feature is activated. |
URL | The user is redirected to this URL after clicking on the respective Menu Link. |
Enabled | True: Menu Link is visible on the navbar.
False: Menu Link is hidden and inaccessible for the users. |
New tab | This option allows you to choose whether the link should be opened in the same or in a new tab. If set to “false” your user will be forwarded in the same tab. |
Iframe | Unidy offers the option to integrate your desired webpage as Iframe into your instance. In this case your webpage will be opened within Unidy (see below) |
How to Guides
The following chapter contains all relevant use cases, you need to know to work with Menu Links:
How to create a Menu Link
- Open the Menu Links section in Unidy Admin Settings.
- Click on the New button in the top right corner.
- Enter all the relevant information.
- Click on the Create Menu Link button at the bottom of the page.
- The Menu Link is created in Unidy
How to edit a Menu Link
- Open the Menu Links section in Unidy Admin Settings.
- Search for the respective Menu Link using the corresponding name.
- Ensure that this is the Menu Link you want to edit.
- Click on the pen icon or open the Menu Link by clicking on the name and click on the Edit button in the top right corner.
To change a standard Menu Link wording, please contact your CSM in Unidy. To add a new display name for a custom Menu Link open the Menu Link configuration by clicking on its name and then click on the blue box with name value or on the editing icon in the Menu Link overview.
- Update respective data fields in the Menu Link.
- Save changes by clicking on the Update Menu Link button at the bottom of the page.
- The Menu Link is updated in Unidy.
How to delete a Menu Link
Only custom Menu Links can be deleted, standard Menu Links can be hidden using Enabled checkbox.
- Open the Menu Links section in Unidy Admin Settings.
- Search for the relevant Menu Link using the corresponding name.
- Ensure that this is the Menu Link you want to delete.
- Click on the trash bin icon or open the Menu Link by clicking on the name and click on the Destroy button in the top right corner.
- Confirm the deletion of the Menu Link.
- The Menu Link is deleted from Unidy.