Quickstarts: Creating an Application Shortcut and Manage Permissions


This article introduces how OU administrators create an application shortcut by integrating menus from multiple applications to construct an application fitting business needs and manage the permissions of the application shortcut.


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Prerequisites


Before you start, make sure that:

  • The current OU has registered or purchased applications in EnOS Management Console.
  • The current OU has acquired the access permissions on application menus.


For more information on registering or purchasing applications and acquiring the access permissions on application menus, contact the system administrator.

Step 1: Creating an Application Shortcut


  1. Log in to the Application Portal and select Admin Console i_console.
  2. Select Application Management from the left navigation pane.
  3. Locate the application to create an application shortcut, hover over the ellipsis (…) of the application and select New Shortcut.
  4. Select Edit and enter the following information on the popup window:
    • Name: Doc Center
    • Application Category: Other
  5. Select Add Menus > Add top-level menu and enter the following information on the popup window:
    • Name: Landing Page
    • URL: https://support.enos-iot.com/docs/en/preview


For more information on application shortcuts, see Managing Application Shortcuts.

Step 2: Configuring a Menu Group


Menu group is a collection of application menus. Users can open the pages of applications by menu groups. Configure the menu group of the application shortcut by the following steps:

  1. Select Application Management from the left navigation pane.
  2. Select Doc Center the Manage Menu Groups icon_manage_menu_grp of the “Doc Center” application.
  3. Select the plus sign icon + from the Menu Group list, enter Reference as the name of the new menu group and select OK.


For more information on menu groups, see Managing Menu Groups.

Step 3: Assigning an Organization Structure to the Application Shortcut


With nodes as the unit, organization structure displays the hierarchical relationships within the OU based on factors such as function or region. Create an organization structure and assign the organization structure to the application shortcut by the following steps:

  1. Select Organization Structure from the left navigation pane.
  2. Select New Organization Structure, enter Application Portal as the name of the organization structure on the popup window and select Submit.
  3. Select Application Management from the left navigation pane.
  4. Select the Assign Organization Structure icon_assign_org_struct of “Doc Center” application, select Application Portal and select OK.


After assigning the organization structure to the application shortcut, the shortcut can display the information of the organization structure, such as nodes, layers, etc. For more information on assigning organization structures to applications, see Assigning Organization Structures.

Step 4: Assigning the Menu Group to a Role


Role is a collection of permissions, including menu access permissions, operation permissions, and organization structure access permissions. Create a role and assign the Reference menu group to the role by the following steps:

  1. Select Role from the left navigation pane.
  2. Select New Role, enter Normal User as the role name and the description of the role, then select Submit.
  3. Select the Manage i_manage of the Normal User role.
  4. In the Role Details page, select Assign Menu Group, select the Doc Center application and the Reference menu group, then select OK.


After assigning the menu group to the role, users with the role can gain the access permission of the menus in the menu group. For more information on the access permission of menu groups, see Assigning Menu Groups.

Step 5: Managing User Permissions


Manage user permission by the following steps to make sure that you have access to the Landing Page menu of the Doc Center application:

  1. Select User from the left navigation pane.
  2. Locate your account and select Manage i_manage.
  3. In the User Details page, select Assign Role, select Normal User and select OK on the popup window.
  4. Select Assign Organization Structure, select the Application Portal organization structure and select OK on the popup window.


User withe the access permission of the user group can open related application pages by selecting menus of the menu group from the left navigation pane. For more information on managing user permissions, see Managing Users.

Results


After finishing the steps above, you can go back to the Frontend of Application Portal by selecting the Logo on the top toolbar. Select the name of the current application to open the application list and select Doc Center from the application list, and you can find the Landing Page menu on the left navigation pane as below.


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