Methods are used to configure the commands available to the user. These are exposed through menus, shortcut menus, and toolbars. This section describes the model for configuring menus and toolbars.
ISPFGUIAccessControl interface
ISPFGUIAccessControl is used to link the stand-alone method to the graphical user interface (GUI) item. The GUI items are described in detail in Graphical User Interface (GUI) Model, and are summarized here:
|
GUI item |
Definition |
|---|---|
|
SPFMenuItem |
Defines a menu command |
|
SPFQFindItem |
Defines an option in the quick find drop-down list |
|
SPFToolbar |
Defines a toolbar button |
|
SPFDrillDownItem |
Identifies a method run at start-up to retrieve objects into the tree view |
This results in an almost identical model to the shortcut menu model. The owning group is related to the GUI item via the ISPFGUIAccessControl Interface in much the same way as they are to any other object. The filter by owning group flags on the method/access group relationship are honored in the same way.
If the filter by owning group flag is set and there is an owning group related to
the GUI item, then that owning group must be in the set of owning groups on the user’s
role for the user to have access to that GUI item.
ISPFGUIDisplay interface
All the GUI items use the SPFGUIDisplayAs string to define the menu text or toolbar button tool tip.