Issue
Can the Personnel Manager be launched without using Continuum Explorer?
Environment
Continuum CyberStation
Cause
Require quick launch.
Resolution
Opening Personnel Manager without opening an existing personnel record.
Create a button in the graphic to launch Personnel Manager.
Edit the button in the Object Properties
Action: Start Windows Program
Windows Program: C:\Program Files\Continuum\Launch.exe
Command Line Arguments: -C –SPersonnel –Offline “-FRoot”
If you want to include a Owner folder location use the following arguments
Command Line Arguments: -C –SPersonnel –Offline “-FRoot” “-Proot\FolderName”
Result: This will launch Personnel Manager from the button on the graphic with no cardholder information configured.
Create a graphic and set it up to launch for the user upon login
Create a button in the graphic to launch Personnel Manager.
Edit the button in the Object Properties
Action: Open object
Object: Select a default cardholder to bring up in Personnel Manager
Result: This will launch Personnel Manager from the button on the graphic to the cardholder selected.
Create a graphic button from the main menu that launches Personnel Manager to a specific cardholder
If you have made any modification to the Main Continuum menu. Make a copy of the file before editing.
i.e. the default is c:\program files\continuum\userprofile\continuum.mnu
- Right click the main page.
- Create a new hot spot or edit the Personnel hot spot according to instructions in the
- Configuration manual on Menu Pages.
C:\Program Files\Continuum\Launch.exe
-O -SPersonnel "-N\Cardholders\Test_Card" (Note:Cardholders is a folder)
Result: Personnel Manager will open to that card
Launch the command line and use the Show command
This is similar to option 2 except the button config is different
In the Personnel button change the parameters to
C:\Program Files\Continuum>cmdline
Result:
This will launch the Command line
Type in Show Test_Card (some cardholder the user knows exists)
Ex. R> show test_card
Personnel Manager will open to that card
Change the Continuum Menu Personnel button that launches a listview to select a cardholder
This is similar to option 2 except the button config is different
- Create a listview called Launch_PM
- In the listview place the following qualifier.
(Name is like Prompt("Name is like", "*"))
For the Personnel button configure the command and arguments lines to be:
C:\Program Files\Continuum\Launch.exe
-O -Slistview "-N\Launch_PM"
Result: This will run the listview, the user can then type in the name of the personnel they know exists after the "*".
The listview will find the user and then they can double click on the user in the listview to bring up Personnel Manager.