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Create application links in the sitecore startmenu (don’t work)

Hey guys,

in my current project I have created a very simple Sitecore client application to manage newsletter (I will write a documentation how to work with xaml hopefully soon.). After the whole application work I want to link this app in the Sitecore start menu for every user.

If you want to do this, you have to:

  • Go to the core database
  • Open: /sitecore/content/Documents and settings/All users/Start menu/Left
  • Create a “Application shortcut”
  • Fill the fields: Display name, Tool tip and apply security rights (if you want to enable this link just for groups or user)

Now the tricky part: The “Application” field:

  • Click on Insert Link
  • Select your desired app
  • Click “OK”

So far, everything is fine. If your link don’t show up. Go to the view ribbon, click on “Raw values” and go to the application field.

Change this:

<link text="Demo App" linktype="internal" url="/Applications/Demo App.aspx" id="{007BA8C3-3C1D-4569-90B1-DC7F0A0A4689}" />

To:

<link text="Demo App" linktype="internal" url="/Applications/Demo App" />

So remove the “.aspx” and the id parameter, and save. After this change and a reload of the client your link should show up in the start menu.

cheers chris

This entry was posted on Friday, December 12th, 2008 at 1:57 pm and is filed under sitecore development. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Create application links in the sitecore startmenu (don’t work)”

  1. KW says:
    May 21, 2009 at 12:00 pm

    Thanks for this post. Without it I was very stuck!

  2. Carl Broady says:
    November 23, 2009 at 5:24 am

    Great Blog. Thanks for sharing. I like to play around with HTML. I try it out on the HTML sandbox site. It is a great place for quick trial and error and testing new script.

    // Update:
    removed URL. I think that’s spam.

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