Using the Launcher

Important

To use the Launcher, links to the web applications must be initialized from the Administration console. For more information, refer to Setting up the Launcher.

In a web browser, enter the address in the following format: https://domainname/servername/apps/launcher/ to access Launcher's Akuiteo then fill in your Akuiteo's login information to log in.

Example of address

https://www.akuiteo.com/akuiteo/apps/launcher/

The Launcher displays the different applications available to the user as customized buttons.

To change the interface language, click on the connected user's picture in the header then click on the flag representing the desired language. The language in the interface is automatically updated.

To log out from the portal, click on the connected user's picture in the header, then click on Logout.

From the Launcher screen, click on a button to access the relevant web application.

From the Web Portal, the Project Portal, Agile Factory and the Administration console, a shortcut is also available to switch from one application to another. To do so, click on at the left of the connected user's picture in the header of the portal, to open a pop-up of the Launcher. From this pop-up, click on a button to directly access the relevant web application.

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The Launcher also enables you to add links to other third-party applications (web applications other than Akuiteo's or websites). A third-party application can be added:

  • From the Desktop Application: in this case, the link is available to all users of the company but can only be modified or deleted from the Desktop.
  • From the Launcher: in this case, only the user can access the added link.

Adding third-party applications for all users

1 From the Desktop Application, go to the Customer portal setup menu > Launcher > Third-party applications.

A search results screen displays the list of all the third-party applications set up for the company of the connected user.

2 Click on in the action bar to create a new application and fill in the following fields:
Field Description
Label Give a name to the third-party application. This label will be displayed below the relevant button in the Launcher.
URL Fill in the URL to access the third-party application. The relevant button in the Launcher will therefore direct to this URL.
Color

Click on the field to select a color. The selected color will be used as the button's background color in the Launcher.

Click on to remove the selected color.
Icon

Click on this field to select an icon. The selected icon will be used to the corresponding button in the Launcher.

Click on to remove the selected color.
DMF Enter a DMF if you want to restrict access to the app to certain users. Only users with the entered DMF will be able to access the corresponding button in the Launcher.
3 Save the application.

The link to the third-party application is added to the Launcher and is available to all users of the company.

To modify or remove a third-party application added from the Desktop Application, you must do so from the Third-party applications setup menu.

Adding my own third-party applications

1 From the Launcher, click on + Add an external link at the bottom of the screen.
2 Fill in the following fields:
Field Description
Web address Fill in the URL to access the third-party application. The relevant button in the Launcher will therefore direct to this URL.
Name Give a name to the third-party application. This label will be displayed below the relevant button in the Launcher.
Colored sticker Click on the colored sticker to select the desired color. The selected color will be used as the button's background color in the Launcher.

Click on to select the custom icon for the relevant button in the Launcher.

Note

For some of the Web Portal screens that were developed in another technology (for example the Timesheets & schedules or Leave Requests modules), custom icons cannot be displayed. In this case, the custom icon is replaced by a standard one but the button still has its custom color.
3 Click on Add.

The link to the third-party application is added to the Launcher and is only available to the user who created that link.

The order of the applications and the added third-party applications can be modified. This order is used for the Launcher page as well as the Launcher pop-up in the different portals.

From the Launcher, click on Organize page at the bottom of the screen:

  • Select an application then drag and drop it to move the application and get the desired order.
  • To delete a third-party application, click on at the top left of the relevant application.

Note

The Launcher button can be moved but it is only available in the pop-up of the different portals, and not in the Launcher screen.

Click on Exit customization to go back to the Launcher screen.