Creating custom context Menus

You can create custom context menus, in the WhatsUp Gold console Device Properties dialog, that serve as "shortcuts" to launch applications. For example, a custom context menu can to After you create a custom context menu, the menu item appears when you right-click the device associated with it. The menu item can launch programs based on the command line you enter and you can also append command line arguments, including WhatsUp Gold Percent Variable arguments.

To create a custom menu:

  1. Double-click the device you want to edit, the Device Properties appear.
  2. Click Menu. The Device Properties Menu dialog appears.

    Device Properties Menu dialog

  3. Click to select the Customize the menu on this device (don't use device type menu) option.
  4. Click Add. The Add Menu Item dialog appears.
  5. Enter information in the Display name, Command, and Arguments boxes.
  6. Click OK to save changes. The custom menu is added to the device's context menu.