Add a Punch-out Link to the Menu

Your punch-out can be added to the main menu navigation. When the new cXML punch-out is configured, a new link is created, which can be added to a menu.

Adding a link to the main menu

1. Browse to your home page, log in as the Admin user, and follow the Admin link.
2. Click HorizonWeb Settings > Punch-out Settings > Configure cXML.
3. Edit the cXML Profile that you want to add to the main menu.
4. Select Display link in menu, then Save Changes. A content page called cxml<Profile Name> is created, containing the control cXMLPunchout, with a parameter identifying the new cXML profile.
5. Return to the HorizonWeb Administration Page.
6. Click HorizonWeb Designer > Menu Builder.
7. Select the MainMenu menu, then click Edit Menu.
8. The menu item's Menu Text is the name of the cXML punch-out and the Link is cxml followed by the name of the punch-out.

Manually adding a punch-out link to the main menu

1. Browse to your home page, log in as the Admin user, and follow the Admin link.
2. Click HorizonWeb Settings > Punch-out Settings > Configure cXML.
3. Edit the cXML Profile that you want to add to the main menu.
4. Triple-click the Menu Link to select it, right-click and from the context menu, click Copy.
5. Return to the HorizonWeb Administration Page.
6. Click HorizonWeb Designer > Edit Content Pages.
7. Click Create New Page.
8. Type the name of the page (e.g. cxmlPunchOutProfile) in the new box, then click the green tick.
9. Type a Page Title.
10. In the main code box, right-click, and from the context menu, click Paste. The menu link copied earlier is added to the page.
11. Click Save Page.
12. Return to the HorizonWeb Administration Page.
13. Click HorizonWeb Designer > Menu Builder.
14. Select the MainMenu menu, then click Edit Menu.
15. Click the green plus icon to add a new menu item.
16. In the Text box, type the text you want to appear in your menu. From the Link list, select the page you created above.
17. Click Add.
18. Return to the site's home page and refresh.

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