Configuration menu in admin area?

[goring_gap]

I want to change the left column menu around in the admin area. More specifically I want to add some categories under the configuration menu. (admin/includes/boxes/configuration.php). So far I have got to the configurations_group_query but now I'm a bit lost.

 

  if ($selected_box == 'configuration') {
   $cfg_groups = '';
   $configuration_groups_query = tep_db_query("select configuration_group_id as cgID, configuration_group_title as cgTitle from " . TABLE_CONFIGURATION_GROUP . " where visible = '1' order by sort_order");
   while ($configuration_groups = tep_db_fetch_array($configuration_groups_query)) {
     $cfg_groups .= '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CONFIGURATION, 'gID=' . $configuration_groups['cgID'], 'NONSSL') . '" class="menuBoxContentLink">' . $configuration_groups['cgTitle'] . '</a><br>';
   }

   $contents[] = array('text'  => $cfg_groups);
 }

 $box = new box;
 echo $box->menuBox($heading, $contents);

 

 

Can anyone explain how this works and how I might add to the configuration_groups?

 

cheers

Simon

[Guest]

All you need to do is in the database.

 

Have a look at the 2 tables, Configuration and Configuration_group.

 

No need to change any code.

 

Mike

[goring_gap]

That's great. It all seems very easy for the config menu, but what about the other admin categories, catalog..modules...tools etc. I expect I will need to change these at some point. I cannot seem to find the tables that control these?

 

cheers

Simon