---
title: "Shortcuts"
description: "How to configure shortcuts that let users navigate from the platform to external applications."
---

The user can add shortcuts to the platform which could be used to navigate to any external application from the platform.

## Configuration

The shortcuts can be configured in the [`app_config.py`](/technology/installation/configuration-setup/) file with the parameter: `SHORTCUTS`.

The value should be a dictionary with the keys as Module names:

- DataVault
- FeatureEngineering
- ModelStudio
- Prospecting
- UnderWriting
- CustomerManagement,
- ProductAndFramework
- Resources
- Settings

The value for each module name should be a dictionary with the key as the name of the shortcut and value as
another dictionary which has the following keys:

- link: The URL to use to open the 3rd party tool
- method: How the 2rd party tool UI should be opened - Valid values: `iframe` or `newtab` or `redirect`
- queryParams: List of queryParams to send with the URL. Valid values: `userid`, `username`, `usertoken`
- headers: List of headers to send with the URL. Valid values: `userid`, `username`, `usertoken`
- order: The ordering to use when showing the shortcuts

### Example

```python
SHORTCUTS = {
    'ModelStudio': {
        'AutoValidation': {'link': 'http://example.com', 'method': 'newtab', 'queryParams': ['username']}
    }
}
```