# Develop dropdown menu not showing up in dashboard

**URL:** <https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/develop-dropdown-menu-not-showing-up-in-dashboard/138>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [January 22, 2019, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/develop-dropdown-menu-not-showing-up-in-dashboard/138 "2019-01-22T08:28:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![yzung3942](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/7ea924/32.png) [@yzung3942](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/yzung3942)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/develop-dropdown-menu-not-showing-up-in-dashboard/138/1 "2019-01-22T08:28:04Z")

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Dear all,

wanted to add a jupyter app as described here

[https://osc.github.io/ood-documentation/master/app-development/tutorials-interactive-apps/add-jupyter/copy-app.html](https://osc.github.io/ood-documentation/master/app-development/tutorials-interactive-apps/add-jupyter/copy-app.html)

However, after creating the dev directory the develop dropdown menu still won’t show up in the dashboard. How come?

Cheers.

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**Author:** ![efranz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/efranz/32/27_2.png) [@efranz](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/efranz)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/develop-dropdown-menu-not-showing-up-in-dashboard/138/2 "2019-01-22T15:31:29Z")

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Sorry, I need to fix the documentation on that page.

See [https://osc.github.io/ood-documentation/master/app-development/enabling-development-mode.html](https://osc.github.io/ood-documentation/master/app-development/enabling-development-mode.html).

In OnDemand 1.4 default install, the summary of this is you need to do this step first:

```auto
cd /var/www/ood/apps
sudo mkdir -p dev/YOUR_USERNAME
cd dev/YOUR_USERNAME
sudo ln -s YOUR_HOME_DIRECTORY/ondemand/dev gateway

```

That’s because by default now the PUN looks for dev apps at /var/www/ood/apps/dev/gateway instead of $HOME/dev/ because in 1.3 when it defaulted to $HOME/dev everyone was a “developer” by default.

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**Author:** ![yzung3942](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/7ea924/32.png) [@yzung3942](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/yzung3942)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 9:06am UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/develop-dropdown-menu-not-showing-up-in-dashboard/138/3 "2019-01-24T09:06:36Z")

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thanks, the develop dropdown menu now shows up and i was able to create + launch the jupyter app

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**Author:** ![cupdike](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/cupdike/32/435_2.png) [@cupdike](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/cupdike)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/develop-dropdown-menu-not-showing-up-in-dashboard/138/4 "2020-04-23T22:45:11Z")

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I just hit this too–docs still need updating…

```
cd /var/www/ood/apps
sudo -E mkdir -p "dev/$USER"
cd "dev/$USER"
sudo -E ln -s "$HOME/ondemand"/dev gateway

```

Then:

![DeveloperDropdown](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/osc/original/1X/a389030cd2df7b41023f6d372d42ea460773d13e.png)

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**Author:** ![efranz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/efranz/32/27_2.png) [@efranz](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/efranz)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/develop-dropdown-menu-not-showing-up-in-dashboard/138/5 "2020-04-24T00:05:53Z")

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These are the current docs: [https://osc.github.io/ood-documentation/master/app-development/enabling-development-mode.html](https://osc.github.io/ood-documentation/master/app-development/enabling-development-mode.html)

What version of OnDemand did you observe a problem and what exactly is missing from this page based on your experience?

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**Author:** ![cupdike](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/cupdike/32/435_2.png) [@cupdike](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/cupdike)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 11:14am UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/develop-dropdown-menu-not-showing-up-in-dashboard/138/6 "2020-04-24T11:14:32Z")

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I’m using v1.6.22

The issue is on this page:  
[https://osc.github.io/ood-documentation/master/app-development/tutorials-interactive-apps/add-jupyter/copy-app.html](https://osc.github.io/ood-documentation/master/app-development/tutorials-interactive-apps/add-jupyter/copy-app.html)

Steps 1 and 2 on that page suggest that creating this directory will activate the developer dropdown:

`mkdir -p "${HOME}/ondemand/dev"`

I hit this as a part of the installation process (before ever getting to the App Development section).

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![datakid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/datakid/32/248_2.png) [@datakid](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/datakid)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/develop-dropdown-menu-not-showing-up-in-dashboard/138/7 "2020-07-03T04:27:15Z")

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I’ve just hit this problem too. I only found this solution by starting my own topic. Docs still need updating. I’m using version 1.7.14

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**Author:** ![westburg.2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/0ea827/32.png) [@westburg.2](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/westburg.2)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/develop-dropdown-menu-not-showing-up-in-dashboard/138/8 "2022-05-26T15:43:11Z")

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