Problem:

How can a menu with sub menu items (new tools)  be create using the customize IDE part of MFE

Resolution:

From within MFE, from the OPTIONS  menu, select CUSTOMIZE IDE.

On the TOOLS tab, use the NEW TOOL button.

The secret of the menu/sub menu structure is in the naming of the tool.

If you enter SYNCMON and then enter the rest of the tool details, clicking OK or APPLY, the item SYNCMON will appear as a single menu level item on the TOOLS drop down menu.

If you enter MFA TOOLS!SYNCMON and the rest of the details for the tool , again clicking OK or APPLY, the item MFA TOOLS will appear on the TOOLS drop down menu, with an arrow giving access to a sub menu.  This will expand to SYNCMON on a sub menu.

In both cases producing a new TOOL called SYNCMON but on different menu levels.

If you want more than one item on your sub menu, remember to put the MFA TOOLS! before each item to go on that sub menu.

The ! character is the separator which creates the 2 menu levels.

Beware that too many items on sub menus can cause problems.

Try to keep this to a minmum if possible, approximate limit is 100 items.