Creating a new resource

About this task

To create a new resource:

Procedure

  1. From the Applications Manager menu select Application Platform > Presentation > Resources. This displays the Resource Hierarchy tree.
  2. Select Create New.
  3. Customize your new resource, keeping in mind the following rules:
    • The highest level of resource you can create is an entity resource.
    • Under your custom entity, it is possible to create a complete hierarchy of resources, which consists of views, inner panels, and so forth.
    • Generally, an entity resource should contain a corresponding list API and detail API.
    • A detail view should contain at least one inner panel.
    • An action resource must fit one of the following conditions:
      • have an API subresource
      • be configured with a view ID
      • be configured with a JavaScript to call

What to do next

Alternatively, if you want an easier way to customize Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation, you can create new views, actions, or icons within the entities available in the Application Console, using templates.