Managing favorites with the favorites editor

This topic describes how you can use the new Web User Interface favorites editor to manage your own user favorites.

As well as being able to add views to your own favorites list using the Add to favoritesicon, you can also work with your favorites using the favorites editor. To open this editor, click on Favorites editor in the Special section of the WUI navigation frame. This opens the editor in a new browser window as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. The favorites editorThe User ID is at the top of the screen.  The  favorites menu consists of  radio buttons. The 4 buttons at the bottom of the view are Move Copy Edit and Delete.

To modify a favorite select a radio button and click on one of the four buttons at the bottom of the view.

  1. To edit a screen, click Edit. Select the favorite you want to edit from the list, then click OK to open the Components of Favorite screen. From this screen you can choose to alter the menu's title and annotation, or destination. Select Destination to update its context and scope settings and filter settings.
  2. To move the position of an item on the favorites list, click Move. Select one of your favorites from the list and click OK. This opens the Move Favorite screen. Choose the new position for the selected item and click OK again to make the change.
  3. To copy a favorite screen, click Copy. Select one of your favorites from the list and click OK. This opens a Copy Favorite screen like the one shown in shown in Figure 2.
    Figure 2. Copy Favorite screenType in the title of the new favorite, then select the position to insert. Select OK to confirm.
    Now you can give the copy a new title. Select its position on your favorites list by selecting the existing favorite from the list above which the new copy will be positioned. If you want to position the new copy at the bottom of the list, do not select an existing favorite. Click OK to confirm the operation.
  4. To delete a favorite, click Delete. Select one of your favorites from the list and click OK to confirm.
The favorites editor allows you to edit your own list of favorites. It does not allow you to manage the favorites of other users. Only WUI administrators with access to the user editor have the authority to do this.