External URL properties

This panel is used to edit the general properties of an external URL.

This properties panel is displayed when you click an external URL in Pages to edit it. The following fields are available.

URL name

Enter the name you want to display in the navigation for the URL. This field is disabled if string translation is enabled. Click String Translation to change the support for translation of the name. The URL name does not have to be unique.

URL address

Indicates the URL for the link, which you can change. When the console user clicks the node in the navigation pane, a new browser window is launched to the address specified in this field.

URL console location

Specify where in the navigation pane you want to place the external URL. This location is always relative to the /console root folder. For example, if you want your URL to be located in a navigation folder called External resources, the location would be console/External Resources. Click Location to specify the location.

URL visibility

Specify whether to display the node in the navigation.

Type of URL

Indicates whether this is a System or System - Customized URL.

URL unique name

Displays the string that uniquely identifies this URL in the console. For example, you could have two URLs in the navigation with the name Status, but they cannot share the same unique name. This field is for information only and cannot be changed.

Roles with Access to This URL

This section provides a table displaying roles that have been assigned to access this URL and their level of access. Access control to a URL can also be assigned using Roles. The following options are provided.

: Selects all items displayed in the table for deletion. If you are displaying only a filtered set of items, only those items are selected. You can deselect specific items before actually deleting.
: Deselects all items displayed in the table.
Add: Adds an item to the table.
Remove: Removes all selected items from the table. There is no warning prompt when you click Remove.
Filter: Type in this field to quickly find an item in the table. This field is useful when there are a large number of items to look through.
Select: Selects or deselects a single item in the table.
Role Name: Displays the name of a role that has been given access to the URL.
Access Level: Displays the level of access that the role has to the URL.