pp108 : Assigning Menus and Toolbars to Users

Assigning Menus and Toolbars to Users
This topic describes the procedure to assign menus and toolbars to users.

Before you begin this task:
You must have the role of a systemAdmin to assign menus and toolbars to a user.


Menus and Toolbars were supported in the earlier versions and this topic aims to indicate the backward compatibility.

  1. In the User Manager window, select Users - Roles or Users - Tasks or Users - Teams view and click . The Manage Menus and Toolbars dialog box appears, listing Users and Menus and Toolbars panes
    Note: Menus are represented as and Toolbars are represented as .
  2. Select the user in the Users pane. The User Name and User ID are displayed for every user in the Users pane.
  3. Select the menu or toolbar, right-click and select the Assign to Selected User(s) option.

    Tip: Drag the menu or toolbar from the Menus and Toolbars pane to the Users pane.



    The menus or toolbars are assigned.

    Note: To revoke the menu or toolbar from the user, right-click them and select Remove from Selected User(s) option.

    After you complete this task:
    Menus and toolbars assigned to you are displayed in the Views tab of User Preferences. Double-click <Menus> to view the artifacts appended to the menu and double-click the artifacts in the Menus window that appears to launch the application.