Add a new launchpad

In this topic, you learn how to add a new launchpad.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. In the Cockpit, go to Administration and select Launchpad.

    Result: The table of existing launchpads open.

  2. Select Add.

    Result: The settings of the launchpad open.

General tab

  1. In the General section, you define general information about your launchpad. Name refers to the name the launchpad artifact has in the system, while Title refers to the displayed name of the launchpad. A Launchpad Application can also be downloaded from the store, for example, planet9_launchpad_standard.

  2. In the Blackout section, you can enable messages and provide them to the user. Blackout messages are displayed on the launchpad when a chosen application cannot be reached.

  3. If you want only one app to be shown on your launchpad, you can select this app in the Single App Launchpad section. All other apps and tiles that might have been selected will be hidden.

  4. In the Login section, you define methods of how users login to your launchpad. You can create login scenarios in the authentication tab of the System Settings.

  5. In the UI5 section, you can selct the UI5 version your launchpad uses. You can also select a UI5 theme.

  6. In the Settings section, you can change general settings regarding the behaviour of your launchpad.

  7. In the Main Menu Display section, you can choose whether the menu is displayed in the header.

  8. In the Active Apps Display section, you can change the way of how apps you are currently working with are displayed.

  9. In the Translation section, you can choose in which languages users can see title and subtitle of the launchpad.

  10. In the External Users section, you can specify whether and under what conditions external users can log in to your launchpad.

Layout tab

You can configure the layout of your launchpad. You can have more than one layout style.

  1. Select Add to add a new layout style to your launchpad.

  2. Select Save to see a live preview in the right pane.

PWA tab

You can specify that your launchpad should serve as a progressive web app (PWA).

You can define the layout and display mode of your PWA, set an autolock when the app is not used, and enable the user to insert a pin code to restrict access to the app.

Header tab

You can specifically describe your header with dedicated JavaScript code.

Tile group tab

In the Tile group tab, you add tile groups to your launchpad. The chosen hierarchy is reflected on the launchpad.

  1. Select Add to open the dialog with the available tile groups in the system.

  2. Select a tile group.

  3. Select Select.

You can drag and drop tile groups to change the order in which they are displayed on the launchpad.

Enhancement tab

You can enable multiple Enhancements for your launchpad and adapt them with custom javascript code.

Select an enhancement and toggle the Activate button to activate it.

Chatbot tab

You can enable a chatbot in your launchpad. This can either be a chatbot from IBM (IBM Watson Assistant) or SAP (SAP Conversational AI). You need to have a corresponding account to connect to the chatbot.