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Display menu item - D365 F&O

Menu items are used in the finance and operations apps user interface to present the user with a button that will link to a page, dialog box, report, or perform a task. Different types of menu items are available in Visual Studio:

• Display menu item - For runnable application objects that primarily present forms and dialogs to the user.
• Output menu item - For runnable application objects whose primary function is to print a result, such as a report.
• Action menu item - For runnable application objects whose primary function is to do a job, such as creating or updating transactions in the database.

Without a menu item, the user would have to manually type in a web address for the form. Menu items give the user simpler way to go to a page by selecting a button or link. The finance and operations apps navigation pane can be extended to add a new module or to add a page to an existing module.

The screenshot below shows a menu item that has been added to a form in the developer environment:

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