~~NOTRANS~~

~~Title: Flatten Menu~~

Usually, the corporation menu items will be shown in groups (e.g. MDM, Admin):

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The menu bar contains menus with menu items, for each screen, e.g., the menu Admin contains **Statistic** and **Company** screen.

But, sometimes, you want flat menus, e.g.,

{{:vaadin:vaadin_corporation_menu_flat.jpg?nolink|}}

This can be done with your own Menu implementation, e.g.,

<file java>
public class FlatMenuBarCorporation extends WebMenuCorporation 
{
    public FlatMenuBarCorporation(IApplication pApplication) 
    {
        super(pApplication);
    }
    
    @Override
    protected IMenuItem addMenuItem(String pId,
                                    String pGroupId,
                                    String pAction, 
                                    String pActionCommand,
                                    String pGroup,
                                    String pGroupImage, 
                                    String pShortcut,
                                    String pText, 
                                    String pImage,
                                    boolean pUseSeparator,
                                    boolean pToggle)
    {
        if ("Admin".equals(pGroup))
        {
            UIMenuBar bar = getMenuBar();
            
            UIMenuItem miItem = createMenuItem(pAction, pActionCommand, pText, UIImage.getImage(pImage));
            
            bar.add(miItem);
            
            return miItem;
        }
        else
        {
            return super.addMenuItem(pId, pGroupId, pAction, pActionCommand, pGroup, 
                                     pGroupImage, pShortcut, pText, pImage, pUseSeparator, pToggle);
        }
    }
}
</file>

To use the custom menu, simply change the corporation menu class name in your deployment descriptor, e.g.,

<file xml>
<init-param>
  <param-name>Application.Menu.corporation.classname</param-name>
  <param-value>com.sibvisions.apps.vaadin.FlatMenuBarCorporation</param-value>
</init-param>
</file>

In newer versions, it's possible to set:

<file xml>
<init-param>
  <param-name>Application.Menu.corporation.groups.flat</param-name>
  <!-- comma separated list of group names -->
  <param-value>Admin</param-value>
</init-param>
</file>

instead of your custom menu implementation.