| 1 | In the Admin menu, click District Setup. The District Setup page appears. |
| 2 | Under cTools, click Manage Pages. The cTools Manage Pages page appears. |
| 3 | Click the feature area [>>] you want to change. The Manage Page Details page appears. |
| 4 | Under Custom Pages, click the page to which you want to add the Link Object. The Add/Edit Page page appears. |
| 5 | Under Panel Selection, click the panel to which you want to add the Link Object. The Add/Edit Panel page appears. |
| 6 | In the Actions menu, click Add Link Object. The Add/Edit Link Object page page appears. |
| 7 | Enter or change information, which includes: |
| = | Display name: The name of the Link Object, up to 25 characters. This name is used only to identify the Link Object on the Add/Edit Panel page. The display name does not appear on the completed page. |
| = | Field options [see >>]: |
| = | Publish: The Link Object is visible on the panel. |
| = | Unpublish: The Link Object does not appear on the panel, even if the panel is published and visible. As long as the panel or associated page are not published, the object can be set to Publish without being visible. |
| = | Panel object: The field or Text Object (from the Add/Edit Panel page) to be turned into a hyperlink. |
| = | Link to Web page: The URL for an external web page [see also Linking to an external application >>]. |
| = | Link to Report: The first field is the report category, the second field is the report name. |
| = | Alt-text: Text that appears when the user holds the cursor over the link. |
| = | Link only when in grid: This option appears only for pages in a Child schema. Select this option when the object should appear as a hyperlink only when it is in a grid [see Any Text Object can be turned into a link, as can any field with control type that can be displayed on a grid, such as a text box, numeric box, date control, check box, or drop-down list. However, PowerSchool SMS can only display a link on the completed page if the associated field appears in a read-only format. That means that editable fields must either have a read-only setting or be displayed in a standard grid. >>]. |
| 8 | Click OK. |
