public function dashboard_addGlobalNews($news, $image = null, $st1 = null, $st2 = null, $st3 = null)
 {
     // append kt related parameters to action links
     $uuid_array = $this->m_an->gen_kt_dashboard_addGlobalNews($news, $st1, $st2, $st3);
     $r = parent::dashboard_addGlobalNews($news, $image, $st1, $st2, $st3);
     if (!empty($r)) {
         $this->m_an->kt_dashboard_addGlobalNews($uuid_array, $st1, $st2, $st3);
     }
     return $r;
 }