---
id: SCR-PFM-CSH-004
title: Settings area menu
route: >-
  /console/{tenantId}/{configuration|maintenance|dataManagement|security|responsibilities|notifications}/**
surface: console
product_area: platform
module: console-shell
revision: 1
status: draft
design_intent: confirmed
origin: >-
  react-console:docs/url-architecture.md#3. Workspaces and #4.1 Tenant console
  (decided by Andrew 2026-10-14; final acceptance 2026-10-15)
implementation_evidence: observed
source_sha:
  react-console: baf6dae382d6f41dce976c7f848667ccc37e076f
purpose: >-
  A settings area replaces the main menu with the destinations relevant to
  administrative work.
supports:
  - JNY-PFM-CSH-002
  - CAP-PFM-CSH-007
permission: >-
  the area key (configuration.access, maintenance.access, data.jobs.view,
  security.access, configuration.responsibilities.view,
  platform.notifications.manage) and each entry's own key
entry_from:
  - User menu settings entries
  - Configuration keyboard command
  - A settings address
exits_to:
  - 'Back to app (the last page outside settings, or the workspace home)'
  - Any destination of the area
inference: []
displays:
  - field: Area groups and permitted entries
    source: 'DOM-PFM-CSH-002 settings areas, filtered by permission'
  - field: All Applications before other Configuration application links
    source: DOM-PFM-CSH-002 settings areas (configuration.applications.view)
  - field: Return-to-work entry
    source: The last non-settings address in this tab
  - field: Area-specific filter
    source: DOM-PFM-CSH-002 filter text
actions:
  - label: Back to app
    operation_id: 'none: console navigation'
    permission: console.access
    confirm: false
  - label: Choose an entry
    operation_id: 'none: console navigation'
    permission: the entry's permission
    confirm: false
  - label: Filter the area
    operation_id: 'none: console only'
    permission: the area key
    confirm: false
states:
  - settings area
  - filtering
  - no matching area entry
validation:
  - BR-CAP-PFM-CSH-007-01
  - BR-CAP-PFM-CSH-007-03
  - BR-CAP-PFM-CSH-007-04
  - BR-CAP-PFM-CSH-007-05
  - BR-CAP-PFM-CSH-007-06
  - BR-CAP-PFM-CSH-007-07
  - BR-CAP-PFM-CSH-007-08
  - BR-CAP-PFM-CSH-007-09
  - BR-CAP-PFM-CSH-007-10
  - BR-CAP-PFM-CSH-017-10
patterns:
  - 'Design-system Sidebar, replacing the main menu while in the area'
  - Sidebar filter shared with the main menu
component: >-
  components/console/app-sidebar.tsx (SettingsNavigation);
  components/console/nav-config.ts (settingsAreas)
evidence:
  - >-
    react-console at baf6dae:
    components/console/{app-sidebar.tsx,nav-config.ts};
    lib/console/use-visible-nav.ts; docs/url-architecture.md §3, §4.1.
controls: [TC-AVL-001, TC-AVL-004, TC-AVL-005, TC-AZ-001, TC-AZ-002, TC-AZ-003, TC-AZ-004, TC-DAT-001, TC-DAT-003, TC-IAM-001, TC-IAM-002, TC-IAM-004, TC-IAM-005, TC-IAM-006, TC-LOG-004, TC-LOG-005, TC-MON-001, TC-MON-003, TC-PI-001, TC-PI-002, TC-PI-004, TC-PI-005, TC-PRV-001, TC-PRV-002, TC-TEN-001, TC-TEN-002, TC-TEN-003, TC-VEN-001, TC-VEN-002, TC-VEN-003]
---
# Settings area menu

## What the Screen Is For

A settings area replaces the main menu with the destinations relevant to administrative work. Back to app lets the person return to their previous non-settings page.

## What It Shows and Lets People Do

Configuration organizes its settings into groups and application links. Maintenance offers Scheduled Jobs, and Security offers Users, Roles, Policies and Rhythm Access. Data Management, Responsibilities and Notifications have their own areas. Each area filters its entries. Back to app uses the remembered non-settings path or the workspace home after direct arrival.

## States and Errors

The area menu can show normal entries, filtered matches or no matches. User-menu visibility requires useful work inside an area, but a direct settings address can still reach an area whose visible menu is empty.

## Patterns It Must Respect

SettingsNavigation uses the common sidebar and filter. Area changes remount the area filter. The shared route builders bind entries and the return destination to the current workspace.