Publisher

System bar

The system bar is the options displayed at the top right of your screen, in your Publisher instance:

Customising the system bar

It can be customised, by a system administrator, at the instance level. To do so, navigate to your
Profile
 >
System admin
:
The
System admin
 screen opens. Navigate to
System bar
, under
System customisation
:
The
System bar
 screen opens:
In this screen, you can drag and drop to change the order of how the menu items are displayed in the system bar, create new menu items that can link to almost anywhere in your instance, edit the details of each menu item, and also hide the menu items.
Adding to the system bar
Clicking
Add
 in the
System bar
 screen displays the following options:
Menu item
A menu item is a 'navigation' button, located in the system bar. It effectively allows admin users to manage their instance navigation, by enabling the ability to completely customise the system bar.
Select
Menu item
. The
Menu item
 screen opens:
In the
Browse
 tab, you can browse for Modules, Channels, Metadata and Pages in your instance of Publisher, for your menu item to link to. Select the item you want to be displayed as an option in the system bar and select
Save
. This item will now be displayed in your system bar.
Additionally, you can link to an external item. Click the
External
 tab:
Enter a title for your item, the link URL and choose whether you want it to open in a new window, the same window or a pop-up.
Select
Add
 to add this item.
Once you have added all your items, select
Save
. Your system bar will be updated.
Text label
A text label is effectively a container, that is used to create drop-down menus in the system bar. So you would add a new text label, then add a menu item and store it in the text label.
To add a text label, select
Text label
:
The
Add text label
 screen opens:
Here, you must enter the Title for your text label. Once you have entered the name, select
Add
.
The new text label will now be displayed in the list of menu items. Now, you can drag and drop any other items that you want to be displayed in this drop-down menu.
Once you have built out your drop-down menu, select
Save
. The drop-down menu will now be displayed in the system bar.
Horizontal rule
The horizontal rule is used to separate menu items in a drop-down list, as shown in the below image:
My profile and preferences are grouped, and System admin, Content hub and Logout are all separated.
To add a horizontal rule, select
Horizontal rule
 in the
Add
 dropdown:
This will add a new item to the list of menu items. Drag and drop it to ensure the horizontal rule is displayed in the place you want it. Select
Save
 to save your changes.
Editing a menu item
To edit a menu item, select
More actions
 in the menu item then list select
Edit details
:
The relevant screen for the type of menu item you are editing will be displayed. Below is an example of a System menu item:
Make the changes you need to make, and select
Done
.
Select
Save
 in the
System bar
 screen to save your changes.
Additionally, from the
More actions
 menu, you can hide menu items, so they are no longer displayed in the system bar. Navigate to
More actions
 >
Hide
Select
Save
 to save your changes. The menu items you have hidden will now be hidden from users.
Restoring to default
You have the option to restore the
System bar
 to its default settings. To do this, select
Restore defaults
 in the
System bar
 screen:
Select
Save
 to save all of your changes.

This article applies to:

  • Product: HighQ, HighQ
  • Sub Product: HighQ Publisher
  • Subject: Clients