Enabling or Disabling My Links

This section provides an overview of My Links functionality and discusses how to:

  • Enable My Links.

  • Enable My Links in the PeopleTools Favorites feature.

  • Disable My Links in the PeopleTools Favorites feature.

My Links functionality can be:

  • Available in the header only (My Links link, Add to My Links link, or both).

  • Integrated with the PeopleTools Favorites menu only.

  • Available in the header and as part of PeopleTools Favorites menu.

  • Available in the NavBar and as part of PeopleTools Favorites menu (PAPPBR_HEADER9_TANGERINE_ALT header definition only).

  • Disabled and not available in either location.

Most aspects of the My Links feature are available from either location such as adding, editing, or navigating to any links defined as My Links.

To enable My Links functionality in the header, do one of the following:

  • Select a delivered branding theme definition that includes a header definition that includes My Links functionality. The following table lists the branding theme and header definitions delivered with PeopleSoft Interaction Hub and the My Links functionality available with each:

    Theme

    Header

    Add to My Link link

    My Links drop-down menu

    Integrated with PeopleTools Favorites

    PAPPBR_THEME_TANGERINE

    PAPPBR_HEADER9_PT_TANGERINE

    Yes

    No

    Yes

    PAPPBR_THEME_TANGERINE_ALT

    PAPPBR_HEADER9_TANGERINE_ALT

    No

    No

    Yes

    PAPPBR_THEME_CW_TANGERINE

    PAPPBR_HEADER9_WORKSPACE_TANG

    No

    Yes

    NA

    PAPPBR_THEME_OOWDEMO

    PAPPBR_HEADER10_OOWDEMO

    Yes

    No

    Yes

    The default branding theme, PAPPBR_THEME_TANGERINE, includes My Links functionality. Therefore, no explicit action is necessary to enable My Links after you install PeopleSoft Interaction Hub.

  • Add My Links functionality to a header definition:

    • To add the Add to My Link link and integrate with PeopleTools Favorites, add these two branding elements to the header definition: ADD_TO_MY_LINKS_LINK and ADD_TO_MY_LINKS_WIDGET. For an example, see the PAPPBR_HEADER9_PT_TANGERINE header definition.

    • To add the My Links drop-down menu and integrate with PeopleTools Favorites, add these two branding elements to the header definition: MY_LINKS_DROPDOWN_MENU and ADD_TO_MY_LINKS_WIDGET. For an example, see the PAPPBR_HEADER9_WORKSPACE_TANG header definition.

My Links is enabled in PeopleTools Favorites by default. However, if My Links has been disabled as part of the PeopleTools Favorites feature, you can re-enable it. To re-enable the use of My Links as part of the PeopleTools Favorites feature:

  1. Access the General Settings page (PeopleTools, Portal, General Settings).

  2. In the Navigation Options section, ensure that the Navigation Type is set to Drop-down.

  3. Ensure that the Display My Favorites folder option is selected.

  4. Save your changes.

  5. Access the Structure and Content page (PeopleTools, Portal, Structure and Content).

  6. Click the Interaction Hub - Hidden link.

  7. Click the Edit link for the Interaction Hub Profile item.

    Important! When defining attributes on this page, the attribute values are case sensitive.

  8. In the Content Reference Attributes section, ensure that the attribute value for the MYFAVORITES attribute is set to Y.

  9. In the Content Reference Attributes section, ensure that the attribute value for the MYFAVORITES_CLASS attribute is set to EPPSC_MY_SHORTCUTS:Links.

  10. For the MYFAVORITES_CLASS attribute, ensure that the Translate option is unselected.

  11. Save your changes.

See the product documentation for PeopleTools: Portal Technology, "Administering Portals," Managing General Portal Settings, Managing General Settings for Portals.

See the product documentation for PeopleTools: Portal Technology, "Administering Portals," Administering Content References, Defining Content References.

In PeopleSoft Interaction Hub, by default, the My Links feature has been enabled to display as part of the PeopleTools Favorites feature. The following steps document the procedure to disable My Links as part of the PeopleTools Favorites feature, thereby restoring the default PeopleTools behavior.

To disable the use of My Links as part of the PeopleTools Favorites feature:

  1. Access the Structure and Content page (PeopleTools, Portal, Structure and Content).

  2. Click the PeopleSoft Interaction Hub - Hidden link.

  3. Click the Edit link for the PeopleSoft Interaction Hub Profile item.

    Note: Important. When defining attributes on this page, the attribute values are case sensitive.

  4. In the Content Reference Attributes section, ensure that the attribute value for the MYFAVORITES attribute remains set to Y.

  5. In the Content Reference Attributes section, change the name of the MYFAVORITES_CLASS attribute to _MYFAVORITES_CLASS.

  6. Save your changes.

    Note: No changes are necessary on the General Settings page.

See the product documentation for PeopleTools: Portal Technology, "Administering Portals," Administering Content References, Defining Content References.