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Procedure documentationSetting Up Message Board PODs

Prerequisites

You have defined POD lists in List Maintenance activity (see List Maintenance).

Procedure

  1. On the initial screen of POD Maintenance, select the Message Board POD type and enter the name of this POD.

  2. On the Main tab page, enter the required information. The following table describes field requiring explanation:

    Field

    Description

    Status

    If Enabled, allows you to use this POD

  3. On the Buttons tab page, define the buttons or button groups that appear in the POD (see Defining POD Buttons and Button Groups)

  4. On the Layout tab page, specify the layout for your POD:

    • 1 Panel Horizontal Layout (with Popover): Displays one panel in the POD with a popover panel.

    • 2 Panel Horizontal Layout (with Popover): Displays two panels in the POD with a popover panel. This type is designed to support touch devices that are big enough to allow for accuracy of a human finger in two panels. We recommend that you avoid using popover in a tablet as it causes panels to be small and buttons difficult to push with accuracy.

    • 1 Panel Vertical Layout (with Popover): Displays one panel in the POD with a popover panel from the right

    • 3 Panel Horizontal Layout (with Popover) (default): Displays one panel in the upper part of the POD, and two panels in the lower part of the POD with a popover panel from the lower right

    • 3 Panel Vertical Layout (with Popover): Displays one panel in the left part of the POD, and two panels in the right part of the POD with a popover panel from the lower right

    • 6 Panel Horizontal Layout: Displays two panels in the upper part of the POD, one panel in the middle, and three panels in the lower part of the POD

    • 6 Panel Vertical Layout: Displays two panels in the left part of the POD, and four panels in the right part of the POD

  5. Configure plug-ins that are displayed in various panels on the POD:

    Column

    Description

    Panel

    Displays the value from the graphic that pertains to this panel

    Type

    Displays the type of layout identified for the panel: Popover, Popup, and Fixed

    Default Plug-In

    The activity ID associated with the default plug-in for the panel

    This field is greyed out when the value is Popup or Popover.

    Note that default plug-ins only apply to fixed panels

    Other Plug-Ins

    Allows you to associate one or more additional plug-ins to the panel in addition to the default plug-in identified in the Activity ID column by inserting new rows in the table on the Other Plug-In Details screen.

    Note that this plug-in replaces the plug-in that currently occupies the panel when the operator initiates an activity that requires it. When the activity is complete and the system or the user closes this plug-in, the plug-in that previously occupied the panel will be re-displayed.

  6. Save your entries.