topic Re: Setup page to change app's navigation in Dashboards & Visualizations

Setup page to change app's navigation

PavelP — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:22:19 GMT

I want to allow user to change/switch the nav bar by clicking a button on the setup page. What is the easiest way to create a setup page (html + js) that changes the app's navigation menu bar (nav/default.xml)?

from:

to:

Currently the user must use UI to create a custom navigation setting (by creating local/data/ui/nav/default.xml).

Re: Setup page to change app's navigation

gcusello — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:41:25 GMT

Hi @PavelP,

I believe that the Splunk app menu configuration page is indecent, for this purpose I made a request on Splunk Ideas that please vote for the idea https://ideas.splunk.com/ideas/EID-I -72 .

In any case, the only way to do it could be a phyton script, but there would always be the problem of rights: do all users have the right to modify the menu of an app?

For these reasons, I am sorry, but I believe that your request cannot be satisfied.

Ciao.

Giuseppe

Re: Setup page to change app's navigation

PavelP — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 13:13:07 GMT

Thank you Giuseppe,

just voted for your EID-I-72 idea..

Then I'll stay with modifying menu using UI. The problem is there is no way to delete local/data/ui/nav/default.xml using UI. Or there is a workaround?

Re: Setup page to change app's navigation

gcusello — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 14:29:52 GMT

Hi @PavelP,

no there isn't any way to delete it, you can only modify it by GUI, but, why do you want to delete it?

Ciao.

Giuseppe

Re: Setup page to change app's navigation

PavelP — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 15:33:57 GMT

Soon or later the default.xml need to be deleted to allow new menu items from an updated app to appear.