About the sysmodules.xml file
The <MarketingOperations_Home>/conf/<locale>/sysmodules.xml file
defines the labels that display in the user interface for standard
marketing object types. This file contains sections for module
elements
and item
elements.
- The
module
elements define how the marketing object type displays on menus in Marketing Operations. - The
item
elements define singular and plural versions of the object type name for other uses in Marketing Operations.
For each of the standard marketing object types, the sysmodules.xml file
includes one module
element and two item
elements.
For example, the en_US/sysmodules.xml file includes
the following values for projects:
<module id="projects">
<display>Projects</display>
<description>Projects Module</description>
<helptip>Projects</helptip>
<link>uapprojectservlet?cat=projectlist</link>
<helpfile>plan.htm</helpfile>
</module>
<item id="project">Project</item>
<item id="projects">Projects</item>
To change the labels that display on menus and pages,
one of the files that you edit is the sysmodules.xml file
for your default locale. For example, to change "projects" to "promotions"
throughout the user interface, you edit the value of the <display>
element
for the module, and the values for both of the <item>
elements
for projects.
<module id="projects">
<display>Promotions</display>
<description>Projects Module</description>
<helptip>Projects</helptip>
<link>uapprojectservlet?cat=projectlist</link>
<helpfile>plan.htm</helpfile>
</module>
<item id="project">Promotion</item>
<item id="projects">Promotions</item>
You also edit the sysmodules.xml file if you want to add a menu item that links to a URL. See To add a menu item that links to a URL.
To apply changes you make in the sysmodules.xml file to the Marketing Operations user interface, you must restart the server and synchronize menus with Marketing Platform.
When you create a custom marketing object type, Marketing Operations automatically
adds a module
element and the singular and plural item
elements
for it to the sysmodules.xml file. For more information,
see Marketing object types.