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==Description==
The Components Menu Container is used to show a component container in the Administrator interface. A use case might be as follows:

Suppose you only wish to show certain users links to a subset of the Components on your site. Super Users will see links to everything of course. You can do this as follows:
* Create a new User Group named, say Branch, with Public as parent.
* Set the Global Permissions for this group to Allow Administrator Login.
* Create a new menu named, say, Branch Menu with no imported presets. 
* Create a linked Module named, say, Branch Menu with menu to show as Branch Menu. Set Check Menu to No and Access to Public.
* Create a Components Menu Container menu item for the Branch Menu named, say, Branch Components.
** Hide any components that you do not wish the Branch users to see.
** Show those to which they should have access.
* Set the Component Permissions for the Branch Group to allowed for all except Configure ACL and Configure Options.
More information at: https://docs.joomla.org/J4.x:Adding_a_Custom_Administrator_Menu

For a Super User the Administrator menu will have an obvious duplication of links. However, a Branch user will only see the Branch Components menu and the Home Dashboard. You will need to adjust the Access permissions of the Quick Icon modules there too! And you really need to create a Dashboard module for any components Branch users have access to.

For users who need access to Articles you can add more menu items to the Branch Menu. In this way you can build a complete custom menu for Branch users.

==How To Access==
To create a new Component Container Menu Item:
* Select {{rarr|Menus,[name of the menu]}} from the Administrator menu.
* Select the '''New''' Toolbar button to create a new menu item.
* Select the Menu Item Type '''Select''' button [[File:Help-4x-Menu-Item-Type-Select-Button-en.png]]
* Select the '''List Component Container''' link from '''System Links''' in the Menu Item Type modal dialog.
To edit an existing Component Container Menu Item, select its Title in the Menu Items list.

==Screenshot==
[[File:Help4x-Menus-Menu-Item-Components-Menu-Container-screen-en.png|800px]]

==Form Fields==
*'''Name.''' The full name of the menu item.
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===Details Tab===
'''Left Panel'''
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*'''Show or Hide Menu Items.''' List of menu items with buttons to set visibility status.
'''Right Panel'''
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===Link Type Tab===
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==Toolbar==

At the top of the page you will see the toolbar shown in the [[#Screenshot|Screenshot]] above. The functions are:

*'''Save'''. Saves the item and stays in the current screen.

*'''Save & Close'''. Saves the item and closes the current screen.

*'''Cancel'''. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made. 
Or

*'''Close'''. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made. This toolbar icon is not shown if you are creating a new item.

*'''Help'''. Opens this help screen.

==Related Information==
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