Resource Group Items

The Resource Group Items table (md_resource_group) is in the User Management System (UMS). A resource group item represents an individual resource or a resource group in a portal menu.

Tip: While viewing a given portal menu, click its title to launch the Resource Group Items view with the resource group record retrieved in search mode by default.

• Every entry in the resource group items view represents a single item on a menu in iTopia.

• Group items can be either parent or child resources.

• Parent resources display on the menu system as folders that contain individual resources (views) and/or other resource groups that also display as folders.
  • Note: The Home menu is a parent resource and displays the label Home on the main page of the menu system.

  • Parent resources are always group resources.

• Child resources are resources that are associated with a parent resource. Since parent resources are folders on the menu system, then the items that display once the folders are open are child resources.
  • Child resources can be either group or individual resources.

The following list defines every field available in the resource group items (md_resource_group) table in alphabetical order:

• Child Resource Name - the foreign key to the resource entity for the child end of the grouping.
  • The child resource can be an individual or group resource.

  • The child resource cannot have itself as a parent.

• Created By - displays the name of the user who created the record you are viewing or maintaining. May not be overridden.

• Created On - displays the date on which the record that you are creating or maintaining was created. May not be overridden. May also represent the creation date of the records you are attempting to retrieve.

• Launch Mode - identifies how this resource is launched when executed from either a resource group or a related resource list. Valid options include:
  • 1 - In Same Window - resource launches in the same window as the resource group from which it is being launched.

  • 2 - In Separate Window - resources launches in a new (separate) window.

  • 3 - As Specified by User - resource launches according to the user's own preference (as set up in the Users view) that is, either in the same window or in a separate window.

  • 4 - Embedded - resource will be embedded on a portal page, if possible. This option is only available for portal pages.

• Modification Counter - this field is not maintainable. The date and time a given record was last modified.

• Modified By - this field is not maintainable. The user or system process that last modified the record.

• Modified On - this field is not maintainable. The date on which the record was last modified.

• Parent Resource Name - the foreign key to the resource entity for the parent end of the grouping.
  • The resource must be a resource group.

  • The parent resource cannot have itself as a child resource.

• Sequence - the numbered order in which the child resources should appear within a menu. While creating a record, the system defaults the sequence to the next highest number for the parent resource.

For the functionality of each action (i.e. button) available on this view, refer to the About the Actions topic.