Link Setup
The Link tool displays links to web content outside Lucity Web. These links can be customized to meet each user's needs.
Setup
An administrator can set up a user's Links using the Assign Links tool, found at: User Pane > Power Tools > Assign Links.
How to open the Assign Links tool
- Click the username in the top-right corner of Lucity Web.
- On the menu, select Power Tools .
This tool requires the Admin > Lucity App Admin > Run permission.
- The following pop-up appears:
- Click Assign Links. The Apply Link tool appears:
How to add new Links
- Select one or more users in the Users grid on the left.
- Click the Add new Link to Selected Users button. The tool expands to display two new fields:
- In the Display Text field, enter a title for the Link. This text is what the user will see in the Links drop-down menu.
- In the URL field, enter the web address for the desired site.
- When finished, click Add Link. The link is added to the Links menu for the selected users, and it also appears in the selected user's Links grid.
How to copy a Link from one user to others
- In the Users grid, select a User that has the Link you would like to copy.
- In the Selected User's Links grid, select one or more Links you would like to copy.
- In the Users grid, select the Users that you would like to copy the link to.
- Click the Copy Links button. The selected Links are copied to all the selected Users.
How to remove Links
- In the Users grid, select the user(s) from which you would like to remove the Link.
- Select the Link from the Selected User's Links grid.
- Click the Delete Links button. The link is removed from each selected user's Links tool.
How to edit Links and change their sequence
- Select one or more Users from the Users grid.
- Select the Link from the selected users' Links grid that you would like to edit .
- Click the Edit Selected Link button. The tool expands to display the Link fields.
- Change the Display Text and URL as desired.
- Modify the Sequence field to change the order in which the Links appear in the drop-down menu.
Note: The system will automatically change the Sequence of other Link records to accommodate this change.
- Click Save Link.