The home screen appears in the vSphere Web Client main workspace when the user first logs in to the system. You can extend the home screen by adding a shortcut.
The home screen serves as an entry point to key features in the vSphere Web Client, and contains information about getting started with common tasks in the vSphere environment. The home screen provides shortcuts to solutions and global views in several categories, including Monitoring Tools, Inventories, and Setup.
A shortcut extension can provide access to a global view, an inventory list in the Virtual Infrastructure, or other solution in the vSphere Web Client. You can use a home screen shortcut to provide faster access to a data view or application that is not accessible through the top level pages of the object navigator.
You can add a home screen shortcut extension to make your other extension solutions more visible and accessible to vSphere Web Client users. For example, home screen shortcuts are one of only two methods available to make global view extensions accessible to users.
Home screen shortcut extensions can be added for almost any solution or inventory in the vSphere Web Client.