Infor LN Role Based Home Pages

Administration Guide (LN UI)

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Publication Information
Release: Infor LN Role Based Home Pages 10.5.1

Publication Date: December 23, 2016

Document Code: uirbhomepglnuiag (U9887)

 Contents

Contents

About this guide..............................................................................................................5

Intended audience.....................................................................................................................................5
Related documents....................................................................................................................................5
Contacting Infor.........................................................................................................................................5

Chapter 1: Introduction..................................................................................................7
System Requirements...............................................................................................................................7
Home page layout......................................................................................................................................7

Chapter 2: Creating home pages...................................................................................9

Adding a site to the Infor Ming.le navigation area.....................................................................................9
Changing the new site to a home page format........................................................................................10
Changing the icon for the new home page..............................................................................................11
Creating an application for the new home page......................................................................................11
Creating a deployment for the new home page.......................................................................................12
Adding session Web Parts.......................................................................................................................13
Adding an LN Navigator Web Part..........................................................................................................15

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About this guide

TM
This guide describes how to create your Infor LN home pages in Infor Ming.le .

Intended audience
The guide is intended for site collection administrators.

Related documents
You can find the documents in the product documentation section of the Infor Xtreme Support portal,
as described in "Contacting Infor".
• Infor Ming.le User Guide
• Infor Ming.le Installation and Configuration Guide for Active Directory Federation Services

Contacting Infor
If you have questions about Infor products, go to the Infor Xtreme Support portal.
If we update this document after the product release, we will post the new version on this website. We
recommend that you check this website periodically for updated documentation.
If you have comments about Infor documentation, contact [email protected].

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Introduction
1

In Infor Ming.le, you can create your home pages. You can use these home pages to run various web
applications, or Web Parts, in the Infor Ming.le shell.
Infor delivers various predefined Web Parts that you can add to your home pages, for example:
• Web Parts for various Infor LN sessions
• Standard Infor Ming.le Web Parts, such as Maps, Language Translator, and Documentation
You can also add other Web Parts, for example, your own web application. You cannot add the
In-Context BI Web Part to a home page.
Note: Web Parts, such as the LN Navigator, are not supported on Xi 12 home pages. You can only
add Web Parts to Infor Ming.le 11 or older home pages.

System Requirements
These software releases are required to fully leverage this functionality:
• Infor LN UI 11.2.0 or higher. This version contains the LN Navigator Web Part.
• Infor Enterprise Server 10.3 or higher.
• Infor Ming.le 10.2 or higher. This version contains the LN Session Web Part.

Home page layout

A home page layout consists of multiple zones.
This diagram shows the structure of a home page layout:

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This table shows the zones in a home page layout:

Zone Description
ZoneTop Horizontal area at the top of the page.
Zone1 Up to three columns in the middle of the page. Zone2 and Zone3 are option-
al. The number of zones depends on the Page Layout setting in the home
Zone2
page properties.
Zone3
ZoneBottom Horizontal area at the bottom of the page.
Right Panel Zone Vertical area at the right side of the page. This zone is optional.

Each zone can host multiple Web Parts, such as LN sessions. The right panel usually contains
context-aware Web Parts, such as Documentation, Shortcuts, and Maps.

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2

This chapter describes how to create home pages in Infor Ming.le.

To create a home page, you perform these tasks:
1 Add a site to the Infor Ming.le navigation area.
2 Change the new site to a home page format.
3 Change the icon of the new home page.
4 Create an application for the new home page.
5 Create a deployment for the new home page.
6 Add session Web Part to the new home page.
For the first five tasks, you must be logged on as a site collection administrator. For the last task, you
must log on as a site collection administrator or as a user with personalization rights.

Adding a site to the Infor Ming.le navigation area

To add a site to the Infor Ming.le navigation area:
1 Log on as site collection administrator to the site collection where you want to add a home page.
2 Click Home to navigate to the Infor Ming.le home site.
3 Select Site Actions > New Site.
4 In the middle pane of the Create window, select Team Site.
5 In the right pane, specify this information:
Title
Specify a title, for example, specify My home page.
URL Name
Specify the relative path of the home page, for example, specify myhp.

6 Click More Options and complete these steps:

a In the Navigation section in the middle pane, set the Display this site on the Quick Launch of
the parent site? option to No.

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b In the Navigation section, set the Display this site on the top link bar of the parent site?
option to Yes.
c In the Navigation Inheritance section, set the Use the top link bar from the parent site? option
to Yes.
d Click Create. The new site is displayed.
7 On the new site, click Home to return to the Infor Ming.le home site.
A new icon with the title of the new site is displayed in the panel on the left side of the page.

Changing the new site to a home page format

To change the new site to a home page format:
1 In the site collection where you added the site, click the icon with the title of the new site. The new
site is displayed.
2 Select Site Actions > New Infor Ming.le Page.
3 Specify this information:
Page Name
Specify the name of the page. This name must be identical to the URL name that you specified in
Adding a site to the Infor Ming.le navigation area, for example, specify myhp.
Overwrite
Clear this check box.
Page Layout
Select the desired layout. For example, select Three Columns and for each column, specify the
percentage for the relative width.
Add Right Panel
Optionally, select this check box to add a panel to the right side of the page. You can use the panel
to host Web Parts such as Documentation, Shortcuts, and Maps.
Target Folder
Select Site Assets.

4 Click OK.
The page is displayed in Edit mode.
5 In the toolbar, click Make Homepage. In the message window, click OK.
The new page is now defined as the home page for the site that you created.
6 Click Stop Editing.
7 Refresh the content in your browser window.

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Changing the icon for the new home page

The new home page has the same icon as the Infor Ming.le start page. We recommend that you change
this icon.
To change the icon for the new home page:
1 Log on to the Infor Ming.le server. For example, log on to the Infor Ming.le server by using Remote
Desktop.
2 Navigate to the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server
Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\IMAGES\Infor.CompanyOn folder.
3 Review the icons and make a note of the file name for the icon you want to use. The file name of
the icon must use this format:

sprite_icn_masthead_*.png

4 Log on as a site collection administrator to the site collection.

5 Navigate to the new home page site.
6 Select Site Actions > Site Settings.
7 In the middle pane, in the Look and Feel section, select Title, description, and icon.
8 In the URL field, specify the relative path name of the icon that you chose:

/_layouts/Images/Infor.CompanyOn/[filename]

For example:

/_layouts/Images/Infor.CompanyOn/sprite_icn_masthead_finance.png

9 Click OK.
10 Click Home to return to the Infor Ming.le home site.
The new icon is displayed in the panel on the left side of the page.

Creating an application for the new home page

To create an application for the new home page:
1 In the site collection, navigate to the Infor Ming.le home site.
2 Select Site Actions > View All Site Content.
3 Select Infor Applications.
4 In the Infor Applications list, click Add new item.
5 Specify this information:

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Title
Specify the title of the page. For example, specify My Homepage.
Logical ID Prefix
Specify the prefix for the logical ID. This prefix identifies the site and must therefore be unique. For
example, specify lid://infor.myhp.
Application Version
Specify the version for the application. For example, specify 1.0.
Context
Leave blank.
Drillback Method
Select JavascriptMessage.
Favorites Method
Select JavascriptMessage.
Navigation Method
Select UniqueIFrame.
Is Sharepoint App
Clear this check box.

6 Click Save.

Creating a deployment for the new home page

To create a deployment for the new home page:
1 Navigate to the Infor Ming.le home site.
2 Select Site Actions > View All Site Content.
3 Select Infor Applications Deployments.
4 In the Infor Application Deployments list, click Add new item.
5 Specify this information:
Title
Specify the title for the deployment. For example, specify My Homepage.
Site
Select the URL of your home page site.
The URL has this format:

http(s)://[server].[domain]/[relative path of the home page]

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For example:

http://saturn.mycompany.com/myhp

Note: The [relative path of the home page], is identical to the URL Name you specified in Adding
a site to the Infor Ming.le navigation area.

Logical ID
Specify the application’s logical ID. This ID consists of the logical ID prefix that you specified in
Creating an application for the new home page, followed by .1.
For example, if the logical ID prefix that you specified previously is lid://infor.myhp, you must
specify this logical ID: lid://infor.myhp.1.
Application Version
Specify the version of the application you created for the new home page. For example, specify
1.0.
Hostname
Specify the fully qualified hostname of the LN UI server. Specify the name in this
format:[server].[domain]. For example, specify server1.mycompany.com.
Port
Specify the port number for the LN UI.
Context
Specify the LN UI application context, for example, webui.
Use HTTPS
Select this check box if the LN UI is accessible through the HTTPS protocol.
Default Tenant ID
Specify infor.
Note: These fields are currently not used by this home page site:
• Hostname
• Port
• Context
• Use HTTPS
• Default Tenant Id

6 Click Save.

Adding session Web Parts

Note: Web Parts, such as the LN Navigator, are not supported on Xi 12 home pages. You can only
add Web Parts to Infor Ming.le 11 or older home pages.

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To add a session Web Part to the new home page:

1 In the site collection, navigate to the new home page.
2 Select Page > Edit Page.
The home page is now in edit mode. The page contains multiple zones. Each zone can host multiple
Web Parts.
3 In a zone, click Add a Web Part.
4 In the Categories pane, select Infor.
5 In the Web Parts pane, select Infor LN Session.
6 In the About the Web Part pane, select the zone in which to add the Web Part. The number of
available zones depends on the structure of the home page.
7 Click Add. The Web Part is displayed in the selected zone.
8 Click the triangular button in the Web Part’s title bar and select Edit Web Part. The Infor LN Session
dialog box is displayed.
9 In the Custom Settings section, specify this information:
Application Logical ID Prefix
Select lid://infor.ln. This is the Logical Id Prefix of the Infor LN instance that runs in Infor Ming.le.
Application Logical ID
Select the Logical Id of the Infor LN instance that runs in Infor Ming.le.
Application View ID
Select Infor LN Session.
Infor LN Session Code
Specify the code for the session that you want to start through the Web Part. For example, specify
tdsls4100m000.

10 In the Appearance section, specify this information:

Title
Specify the title of the selected session, for example, Sales Orders.
Height - Should the Web Part have a fixed height?
Click Yes and specify the height of the Web Part. For example, specify 450 Pixels.
Width - Should the Web Part have a fixed width?
Click No. Adjust width to fit zone.

11 Optionally, specify additional settings.

12 Click OK.
13 Click Stop Editing.
14 Sign out from the site collection and close your browser.

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Adding an LN Navigator Web Part

Note: Web Parts, such as the LN Navigator, are not supported on Xi 12 home pages. You can only
add Web Parts to Infor Ming.le 11 or older home pages.
The LN Navigator Web Part contains the standard controls to navigate to LN applications, and a search
feature to find applications on code or description.
Dependent on LN user settings, the LN Navigator can contain these tabs:
• Processes
This tab contains the DEM Process Browser. Users can navigate to LN applications based on
predefined DEM process flows.
• LN
This tab contains a folder tree to navigate through the LN menu structure and start sessions.
• Options
Use this tab to perform these actions:
• Specify a session code in the Run Program field, and click Run to start the session.
• Click Change Company to switch to another LN company number.

The LN Navigator can run in home pages and in the Infor Ming.le LN Plug-in. In a home page, all
sessions started from the LN Navigator start in separate windows. In the LN Plug-in, all sessions started
from the LN Navigator start in the plug-in’s application area.
To add an LN Navigator Web Part to the new home page:
1 In the site collection, navigate to the new home page.
2 Select Page > Edit Page.
The home page is now in edit mode. The page contains multiple zones. Each zone can host multiple
Web Parts.
3 In a zone, click Add a Web Part.
4 In the Categories pane, select Infor.
5 In the Web Parts pane, select Generic.
6 In the About the Web Part pane, select the zone in which to add the Web Part. The number of
available zones depends on the structure of the home page.
7 Click Add. The Web Part is displayed in the selected zone.
8 Click the triangular button in the Web Part’s title bar and select Edit Web Part. The Generic dialog
box is displayed.
9 In the Custom Settings section, specify this information:
Application Logical ID Prefix
Select lid://infor.ln. This is the Logical Id Prefix of the LN instance that runs in Infor Ming.le.
Application Logical ID
Select the Logical Id of the LN instance that runs in Infor Ming.le.
Application View ID
Select LN Navigator.

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10 In the Appearance section, specify this information:

Title
Specify the title of the Web Part, for example, LN Navigator.
Height - Should the Web Part have a fixed height?
Click Yes and specify the height of the Web Part. For example, specify 450 Pixels.
Width - Should the Web Part have a fixed width?
Click No. Adjust width to fit zone.

11 Optionally, specify additional settings.

12 Click OK.
The LN Navigator Web Part is displayed in the home page. The Web Part does not work yet because
it has no connection to the LN instance.
13 To establish a connection to the LN instance, add a session Web Part to the home page.
See "Adding session Web Parts" on page 13.
After adding the session Web Part, the LN Navigator Web Part shows the menu tree of the LN
instance.
14 Click Stop Editing.
15 Sign out from the site collection and close your browser.

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