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The links table defines what links are displayed in the menu bar, the list view and the table specific links bar in the upper right corner. The actions triggered by links may be applied on tables (e.g. view, display links) or not (like the 'home' or 'logout' links). A link will show up in the top menu bar if the location field is empty otherwise it will only show up in the view related to the given 'location' table. The visibility of links can be controlled by a permission flag. The icon and the link title is automatically derived from the action and the table and need usually not to be set.

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Fields in the links table

Key	Database field	Header	Description
NUMID	NUMID	NUMID	The numerical id.
Owner	OWNER	Owner	The owner of the link.
Dat	DAT	Last update	The date on which the link was last changed.
Table	TBL	Table	The table with which this link is associated.
Action	ACTION	Action	The action to perform.
Title	TITLE	Title	A short text which is displayed when the mouse is moved over a link. If empty the text is constructed from the action and table parameters.
Location	LOCATION	Location	The associated table of the link. If set, the link will be displayed either in the list of objects (if it applies to a specific object) or in the upper right corner (if it does not apply to a specific object or if data of one object are displayed).
Perm	PERM	Permission	The permission level, which is required to see this link.
Sortfld	SORTFLD	Sort field	The field by which objects shall be sorted (only used if the link refers to list views).
ReverseSort	REVERSESORT	Reverse sort	This flag tells, whether objects shall be reverese sorted or not (only used in links to list views).
AllowObjects	ALLOWOBJECTS	Allow association with individual objects	If this flag is set, the link may be associated with individual objects, otherwise not. If not set the link will not appear in object lists.
Image	IMAGE	Image	An icon to be used to display the link. If empty, the icon is constructed from the table and action parameters.
Text	TEXT	Text	The text to be used to display the link. If empty an icon will be used or the text will be constructed from the table and action parameters.
Parameters	PARS	Parameters	A list of parameters to be put into the query string. Placeholders in this field like <objectID> are replaced by the current values.
Order	SEQ	Order	The order by which the links shall be displayed.
Share	SHARE	Shares	The Share field is used to give other users viewing or modifying rights for a certain object. Permissions can be given to specific users, to the group to which the object owner belongs to and to all users.

Actions in the links table

Icon	Description
	display (and edit) the link
	create a new link
	copy the current link
	view links
	delete the link
	update the link

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