$-Variables (Dollar Sign Variables)

In this guide we will cover: – What Variables can be Used – PDF Variables – Using Variables in Custom Fields – Formatting Variables – Variable Suggestions Note: Any variable written in this guide is written with a hyphen between the $ sign and the word. This is so there is no replacement of them […]

Navigation Buttons that Link to a Custom URL

In this guide we will cover: – Creating a Custom URL Navigation Button – Setting the Button – Opening in a New Tab Within Halo, you can use custom tabs with external websites attached, that can be stored in the main navigation menu on the left hand side of your Halo screen. Creating a Custom […]

Password Storing, Sending and Resets

In this guide we will cover: – Changing a Halo Password – Password Auto-Expiry – Storing External Passwords in a Custom Field – Sending Passwords in a One-Time Secure Message Link Related Guides: How are user passwords stored? How long is welcome/password reset e-mail sent from web app valid for? This guide will cover setting […]

Custom Fields

In this guide we will cover: – What are custom fields? – Creating a new Custom Field – Displaying Custom Fields  – Setting Validation for Date fields – Access Control – Using Variables in Custom Fields Admin Guides: Custom Fields What are custom fields? Custom fields can be used to collect and store additional information […]

Custom Buttons

How to add and change custom buttons. Related Articles: Clients and Customers Custom Tables Ticket Types Creating a form Custom Fields – Adding to Your Records Custom buttons can be used to add a host of functionality to various areas in Halo whilst being very simple to configure. You might use custom buttons to: Build […]

Dynamic SQL Lookup Fields – Customer Specific Lookup

In this guide we will cover: – How to complete custom specific lookups for dynamic fields If you are looking to create customer specific lookups (such as a lookup of a customer’s sites) you can use the $-userid field in the dynamic SQL query. If you structure the query in a certain way this will […]

Lookups

In this guide we will cover: – What is a lookup? – How to create a lookup – Worked Example – Filtering results with variables What are Lookups? Lookups use SQL scripts to populate fields with information that already exists in your database. For example you could have user's contact details fields populate automatically on […]