CUI Overview

The Aras CUI was introduced to include additional types of controls that are dynamic and depend on the context in which they appear. Several Aras solutions use this functionality, such as QMS, MPP, and Technical Publications. The following steps allow you to customize the command bar to customize CUI functionality. The ‘Client Presentation’ item, which is the root of all CUI items can be found in the Administration > Configuration > Client Presentation section of the Table of Contents.

1. Go to the Table of Contents: Administration > Configuration > Client Presentation.
2. Select Global Presentation Configuration.
3. In the Command Bar Section tab, right-click on the item with the Location: Main Window Header > View “Command Bar Section”



4. Lock the Command Bar Section Item for editing.
5. In the Command Bar Item tab, select Create Related from the dropdown.
6. Click New relationship.
7. Select Button in the new dialog.
8. Click OK. A new line will appear in the Command Bar Item tab.
9. Set Action to Add, and Identity to World.
10. Right-click and select “View Command Bar Item.”
11. Set the values for the fields in the form.



12. Save, Unlock, and Close all items.
13. Log out and back in to see the changes.
14. Clicking on the button will run the On_Click_Handler.

1. Go to the Table of Contents: Administration > ItemTypes.
2. Run a search for the ItemType.
3. Open the ItemType for editing.
4. In the Client Style tab, right-click on the first entry > View “Presentation Configuration”.
5. In the Presentation Configuration, create a New Related Command Bar Section Item with Classification: Data Model.
6. In the new row, set the Identity to World.
7. Right-click on the new row > View “Command Bar Section”.
8. Set the property values. In the following example, we are removing the Print button from the Tearoff Window.
• Name: Remove Print
• Location: Tearoff Window Toolbar
9. In the Command Bar Item tab, select Pick Related from the dropdown.
10. Select the Item you wish to remove. For example, run a search for ‘*twt_normal_print’, and return the selected Item.
11. Set the Action of the new row to Remove.
12. Save, Unlock, and Close all items.
13. Log out and back in to see the changes.

1. Go to the Table of Contents: Administration > Configuration > Client Presentation.
2. Select Global Presentation Configuration.
3. In the Command Bar Section tab, right click on an Item with the location: Tearoff Window Toolbar > View “Command Bar Section”.
4. Lock the Command Bar Section for editing.
5. In the Command Bar Section tab, set your chosen Identity on the button of your choice.
6. Save, Unlock, and Close all items.
7. Log out and back in to see the resulting changes.