Frames

A Frame contains Plugins which display information. The frame contains the plugins, and controls how users interact with those plugins. Frames are generally sorted into two columns. However, there are also span frames that will go across two columns. These are most commonly used with reports.

Frames are created from the Dashboard Tabs window. The Frame window in the Lucity Administration tool allows users to configure the frame. It contains the following fields, options, and tools:

Click the Add button.
The Plugin dialog shown below will appear.
Select a Plugin Type from the first drop down list. Types include Asset Hierarchy Trees, Crystal Reports, Data Drills, and RSS Feeds.
Enter a Name for the plugin. This is for administrative use and should help users recognize the plugins purpose.
Click OK. The appropriate customization screen will appear.
Note: For more information about Plugins go here.

Select a plugin in the grid.
Click the Edit button.
The appropriate plugin window will appear.
Note: For more information about plugins go here.

Click the Copy Existing button beside the Plugins list in the Frame dialog. The following window will appear:
Select the Users or Templates radio button at the bottom left.
- Select a User or Template name from the list.
- Click the Lookup icon to quickly locate a user name or template in the list. More
  - One of the following field sets will appear:
  - Enter a LoginID, First Name, or Last Name, or Template Name
  - As the user types, the list is automatically filtered to match.
  - Remove what was typed to clear the filtering, and click the button again to find the find fields.
Select a previously defined Dashboard tab from the second list.
Select a previously defined Frame from the third list.
Finally, select a previously defined Plugin from the fourth list.
Click OK. The plugin will be added to the frame.


	Frame options
	Frame Name	The name displayed at the top of the frame in the dashboard.
	Span Frame	Frames by default take up half the width of the dashboard tab, with two frames side by side. Mark this box to cause the current frame to span the entire width of the dashboard tab. This is most useful if the frame is displaying a report.
	Show 'Launch in Desktop'	Uncheck this box to hide the option for users to open a plugin's results in Lucity Desktop.
	Show 'Launch in Web'	Uncheck this box to hide the option for users to open a plugin's results in Lucity Web.
	For Web	Uncheck this box to hide the frame when looking at the dashboard in Lucity Web.
	For Mobile	Uncheck this box to hide the frame when looking at the dashboard in Lucity Mobile
	Mobile Offline Support	Check this box to make the frame work with Lucity Mobile in 'Offline' mode. This forces the frames data to be cached on the tablet that that users have access to it when not connected to the network.
	OK	Saves all changes made to the frame and closes the window.
	Cancel	Closes the window and cancels any changes made to the frame.
	Plugins
	Add	Adds a new plugin to the list to the left.
	Edit	Edits the selected plugin.
	Delete	Deletes the selected plugin.
	Rename	Allows users to rename the selected plugin.
	Copy	Makes a copy of the selected plugin.
	Copy Existing	This tool allows users to copy a plugin from another users dashboard. That way they do not have to recreate work.
		Moves the selected plugin record up one space in the grid. The order of plugins in the grid is the order they will appear in the frame.
		Moves the selected plugin record down one space in the grid.