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Launchers Best Practices
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A Launcher once created, must always be a part of a Launcher collection for it to reflect on the page or application. A Launcher collection is a group of Launchers belonging to the same page.
For more information, see Add a Launcher to an existing collection.
Create one or more Launchers on the same page. However, it is recommended to limit the number of Launchers to one or two per page. For more information, see Create a Launcher.
Visibility rules are defined for the Launcher Collection. So even if you have only one Launcher on a page, it needs to be part of a collection.
Whatfix evaluates only one Launcher collection at any given time. If there are two or more Launcher collections on the same page of an application, then only one of them gets evaluated.
When editing or modifying a particular page to add a new Launcher, look for any existing Launcher collection for that page. Don't create a new Launcher collection for a page if the collection already exists.
For more information, see Adding a Launcher to an existing collection.
The criteria for evaluation depends on the visibility settings or the number of conditions (in case visibility settings are the same for two segments).
If you want the same Launcher segment to work across application environments, then provide URL paths instead of the complete URLs. If this is not done, the Launcher segment in one environment may not work in another.
When editing or modifying a particular page to add new Launchers, look for any existing Launcher collection for that page. Don't create a new Launcher collection for a page if the collection already exists.
Use different button styles to suit the underlying application. Choose between Filled (Primary) button, Outline (Secondary) button, and Text button styles based on your use case.
Use Launcher level configurations to select different button styles for a Launcher that appears on a page.
For more information, see Customize a Launcher.
Keep the text in the Launcher short. The text of the Launcher should give the end user clarity on the information rather than being something generic.
Place the Launcher where the end user will most need it on the application, and not in a generic location. If there's a dashboard or homepage, place a Launcher that launches a Flow to guide users through key features or updates.
Once you are done creating a Launcher, test the Launcher in the Preview mode and ensure that the Launcher appears in the right location.
For more information, see Preview a Launcher.