Add Homepage Links

  1. Sign in to IRIS HR Professional.

  2. Go to System Tools > Utilities > Tools > Links.

  3. Select Create New.

  4. To make this link visible to a specific employee, from the Employee list, select their name. Otherwise, leave this blank to make the link visible to all employees.

  5. Enter a Name for the link. For example, if you are adding a HMRC link, enter HMRC.

  6. To display the link within a heading, choose a Group from the list.

    To create a new group, either select the word Group or go to System Tools > Lookup Tables > Other > Link Group > Create New and add a group name.

  7. Add the URL in the Link field.

    The Links screen.

  8. Ignore the Embed field for now as this is used for videos.

  9. Choose where to display the link:

    • Selecting Show on Home displays the link on the homepage.

    • Leaving this checkbox deselected means the link displays in the Custom option in the left-hand menu of the homepage (if active).

      The Custom menu option the left-hand navigation.

    • If there is no Custom option in the menu, go to System Tools > Utilities > Tools > Navigation (Company) and select Create New to change the menu item name for everyone in the company or Navigation (Employee) to change it for a specific employee.

      Find out how to rename menu items.

  10. Select Active to make the link live.

  11. Select Save.

    You have successfully added the link to the specified location.