Creating file menus

A file menu displays a formatted character menu by referencing an external plain text file. The file can reside on the client or the server and can be updated at any time. After you update the file, the changes are automatically applied when the menu is refreshed.

 To create a file menu

1. In BMC Remedy Developer Studio, select File > New > File Menu.
2. Select the server on which to create the menu, and click Finish.
    A new file menu appears as shown in the following figure.
   
   New file menu
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3. In the Refresh list, select the appropriate refresh mode.
    See Refreshing-menus.
4. In the Location list, select the location of the file that contains the menu definition:
   • Server — File is on the computer where the BMC Remedy AR System server is running.
5. In the File Name field, enter or browse for the path and name of the plain text file that contains the menu definition.
    To format this file, see the following section, Menu-file-format.
6. (Optional) Modify the menu's change history.
    See Recording-menu-change-history.
7. (Optional) Add Help text to the menu.
    See Creating-help-text-for-menus.
8. Select File > Save.
9. In the Save Menu As dialog box, enter a name for the menu, and click OK.
    Menu names must be unique on each BMC Remedy AR System server.
    Names can have as many as 80 characters, including spaces. Names can include double-byte characters, but avoid using numbers at the beginning of the name.
10. Attach the menu to any character field in any form.
     See Creating data fields and Menu Name.

For more information, see: