# Create Dashboard Menu

After creating the dashboard page, the next step is to define a **menu entry** that allows users to navigate to the dashboard from the application interface.

In the Widget Dashboard model, dashboard menus are created by **manually inserting configuration data** into the database table **`DASHBOARD_MENU`**.

This table controls how the dashboard appears in the menu, including its label, order, icon, and navigation behavior.

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#### Menu Configuration via Database

To create a dashboard menu item, insert a new record into the **`DASHBOARD_MENU`** table using the values shown below.

These values define:

* Menu identification and order
* Display name and icon
* Navigation target and page mapping

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#### DASHBOARD\_MENU Table Values

| Column          | Value                                             |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| MENU\_ID        | `TRAIN1`                                          |
| DESCRIPTION     | `Training1`                                       |
| SEQ             | `1`                                               |
| ACTION\_MAPPING | `/LightWidget/layout.do?m=openPage&p=TRAIN1_DASH` |
| ACTION\_TARGET  | `main`                                            |
| ICON            | `images/menu/ico_inventory.png`                   |
| CREATE\_BY      | *(empty)*                                         |
| CREATE\_DATE    | *(empty)*                                         |
| UPDATE\_BY      | *(empty)*                                         |
| UPDATE\_DATE    | *(empty)*                                         |

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#### Field Description Overview

* **MENU\_ID**\
  Unique identifier for the dashboard menu item.
* **DESCRIPTION**\
  Display label shown in the dashboard menu.
* **SEQ**\
  Sequence number that determines the menu order.
* **ACTION\_MAPPING**\
  Defines the navigation URL used to open the dashboard page.\
  In this example, the action maps to the dashboard page `TRAIN1_DASH`.
* **ACTION\_TARGET**\
  Specifies where the dashboard page is rendered (for example, the `main` content area).
* **ICON**\
  Path to the icon image used in the menu entry.
* **CREATE\_BY / CREATE\_DATE**\
  Metadata fields for record creation (optional).
* **UPDATE\_BY / UPDATE\_DATE**\
  Metadata fields for record updates (optional).

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#### Result

Once the menu entry is created in the `DASHBOARD_MENU` table:

* The dashboard appears as a selectable menu item
* Clicking the menu navigates the user to the configured dashboard page
* The dashboard page loads using the layout and theme defined earlier


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