Add a Menu Item and Custom Layout to Sugar 7 Nav Dropdown

en_us.new-layout-link.php

<?php

// place this file in custom/Extension/modules/Contacts/Ext/Language

$mod_strings['LNK_NEW_LAYOUT_LINK'] = 'New Layout Link';

new-layout-link.js

/*
  This file is located custom/modules/MODULE_NAME/clients/base/views/new-layout-link/ directory
  Put all your view js here. You can also add .hbs file to the same directory for layout
*/

({
	className: 'centered-pane',

	events: {
		'click #someButton': 'someButtonAction',
  },
})

new-layout-link.php

<?php

// this file should be named whatever you used in the route of the menu array
// it should be located in custom/modules/MODULE_NAME/clients/base/layouts/new-layout-link/ directory

$viewdefs['Contacts']['base']['layout']['new-layout-link'] = array(
    'type' => 'simple',
    'components' =>
    array(
        array(
            'view' => 'new-layout-link',
        ),
    ),
);

new-layout_lnk.php

<?php

/* place this file in: custom/Extension/modules/Contacts/Ext/clients/base/menus/header/ 
 * directory and Quick Repair & Rebuild
 */
$viewdefs['Contacts']['base']['menu']['header'][] = array(
	'route' => '#Contacts/layout/new-layout-link',
	'label' => 'LNK_NEW_LAYOUT_LINK',
	'acl_module' => 'Contacts',
	'icon' => 'icon-search',
);