Customizing the User Interface for a Device

This section describes how to define custom tabs in the Device Administration panel in Skylar One for a specific device.

The information in this section applies only to the classic Skylar One user interface.

Custom Navigation in the Classic User Interface

In the Device Administration panel you can access the Custom Navigation modal.

The Custom Navigation modal is where you can define custom tabs to include in the Device Administration panel for a specific device. Each custom tab includes one or more links. The links can be to internal pages in Skylar One or external URLs and URIs.

To define a custom tab for a device:

1. Go to the Device Manager page (Devices > Classic Devices, or Registry > Devices > Device Manager in the classic user interface).
2. On the Device Manager page, find the device for which you want to create a custom tab. Click its wrench icon ().
3. On any page in the Device Administration panel, click the Actions menu and select Custom Navigation. The Custom Navigation modal appears.
4. To create a custom tab in the Device Administration panel for the device, enter values in the following fields:

• Title (Shown on Tab). Enter a name for the tab. This name appears on a new tab in the Device Administration panel for this device.
• Limit Access. Specifies who can access the custom tab, based on account type. The choices are:

• Administrators. Only administrator users can access this tab.
• Users. Both non-administrator users and administrator users can access this tab.

• External URL / URI Link. The URL of the page that appears when you click the tab. The page can be an internal page in Skylar One or an external web page. This field can contain any combination of alphanumeric characters, with a maximum length of 128 characters. You can also use a forward slash ( / ), underscore ( _ ), and question mark ( ? ).

Editing a Custom Navigation tab

After you have defined one or more custom tabs in the Device Administration panel, each tab appears as an entry in the Register pane at the bottom of the Custom Navigation modal.

To edit a custom tab:

1. Go to the Device Manager page (Devices > Classic Devices, or Registry > Devices > Device Manager in the classic user interface).
2. On the Device Manager page, find the device for which you want to edit a custom tab. Click its wrench icon ().
3. On any page in the Device Administration panel, click the Actions menu and select Custom Navigation. The Custom Navigation modal appears.
4. Go to the Register pane. Find the custom tab you want to edit. Click its wrench icon ().
5. The fields in the top pane populate with values from the selected custom tab.
6. You can edit the values in one or more fields. Click the Save button to save your changes to the custom tab.
7. To delete the custom tab, go to the Register pane. Find the custom tab you want to delete. Click its delete icon ().

For more information on creating a custom navigation tab for all devices, see the Customizing User Experience section.