Application group

1. General information

• Application groups are used to logically organize applications and contribute to a clear structure within the NET Genium environment. They typically group applications with the same or similar focus.
• At the application - group level, specific administrators can be defined who are authorized to create, modify, or otherwise adjust applications within that application group. Other administrators cannot make any changes in these applications, even when working in administrator mode.
• NET Genium automatically merges application groups with applications if the application group contains only one application with the same name as the application group. This simplifies navigation and eliminates unnecessary structural levels.
• Icons for creating application groups, configuring application groups and their order, and importing and exporting application groups are displayed in every application group — “Home Page”, “Settings”, etc. — after expanding the “NET Genium” link with the gear icon.

2. Creating a new application group

• The option to create an application group using the “New application group” icon is available to users with administrator permissions.
• After selecting the “New application group” icon, a dialog with the basic parameters of the new application group is displayed.
• When the dialog is saved, a new application group is created and placed at the end of the application group order. The order can later be adjusted using the “Sort order of application groups” icon.

3. Import of application group

• Import of a new application group is available through the separate “Import application group” icon, which is intended exclusively for users with the highest permission level, i.e., the “Administrator” user with database ID 1.
• A detailed description of importing application groups is provided in the separate guide Import and export of application groups.

4. Order of application groups

• Changing the order of application groups is available to users with administrator permissions.
• After selecting the “Sort order of application groups” icon, a dialog is displayed in which the positions of application groups can be changed.
• An application group can be moved one level up or down, or placed at the first or last position using the double - arrow buttons.
• The configured application - group order is reflected in how the groups are displayed in the NET Genium header.

5. Application group settings

• Configuration of application - group properties is available to all users with administrator permissions through the “Modify application group” icon.

5.1. “General” tab

5.1.1. Name

• The name of the application group displayed in the NET Genium header, and also in the navigation area or menu on mobile devices.

5.1.2. Dictionary

• The dictionary displays a list of application group names, applications, categories, view pages, edit forms, and controls used throughout the application.
• Dictionary search is used to suggest the correct application group name and to maintain consistency of nomenclature throughout the application.

5.1.3. Icon

• The application group icon displayed in the NET Genium header under the application group name, and also in the navigation area or menu on mobile devices.
• The first icon is used to display the inactive application group, the second (reverse) is used to display the active application group.

5.2. “Background image” tab

5.2.1. Background image

• The image displayed on the main page of the application group.

5.3. “Portlets” tab

5.3.1. Column 1/2

• The width ratio between the first and second columns with the controls displayed in the portlets.

5.3.2. Column 1 + 2/3

• The ratio of the widths between the group of the first and second columns to the third column with the controls displayed in the portlets.

5.4. “Help” tab

• Help is the text displayed in the “Edit Forms (Export)” and “View Pages (Export)” reports. A detailed description of the reports is given in a separate manual Reports.
• Help is text displayed inside the overall help of the application within the server variable “#help#”. A detailed description of server variables is given in a separate manual Variables.

5.5. “Rights” tab

5.5.1. Right s

• Rights define a list of user groups and users who have permission to view the application group.

5.5.2. Show summary…

• View an overview of the rights settings of all child objects – applications, categories, view pages, edit forms and controls.

5.5.3. Admin-mode

• User “Administrator” and users in group “Administrators” – Modification of the application group and their applications can be performed by all users with administrator privileges.
• User “Administrator” and following administrators – Modification of the application group and their applications can be performed only by the user with the highest authorization – the user “Administrator” with database ID 1, and also selected administrators from the list located below the check box.

5.5.4. “Report” button

• “Report” button – Download a text report with complete application group settings, including applications, view pages and their controls, categories, editing forms and their controls.

5.6. “Save”, “Delete” and “Close” buttons

• “Save” button – Save changes to application group settings.
• “Delete” button – Permanently delete application group.
• “Close” button – Close the application group settings dialog without saving changes.

6. Export of application group

• Export of application groups is available only to users with the highest permission level – the “Administrator” user with database ID 1.
• A detailed description of exporting application groups is provided in the separate guide Import and export of application groups.