odoo/addons/base_setup/res_config_view.xml

<openerp>
    <data>

        <record id="view_general_configuration" model="ir.ui.view">
            <field name="name">General Application</field>
            <field name="model">general.configuration</field>
            <field name="type">form</field>
            <field name="arch" type="xml">
	        <form string ="General Application">
                <separator string="Company Settings" colspan="4"/>
                <group colspan="4" col="4">
                    <group colspan="2" col="2">
                        <label string="Set Company Header and Footer :"/>
                        <button name="base_setup_company" string="Header and Footer" type="object" icon="gtk-go-forward"/>
                    </group>
                    <group colspan="2" col="2">
                        <field name="module_multi_company"/>
                    </group>
                </group>
                <separator string="Others" colspan="4"/>
                    <group colspan="4" col="4">
                       <field name="module_share"/>
                       <field name="module_portal"/>
                    </group>
                </form>
            </field>
        </record>

        <record id="action_general_configuration" model="ir.actions.act_window">
            <field name="name">Configure General Application</field>
            <field name="type">ir.actions.act_window</field>
            <field name="res_model">general.configuration</field>
            <field name="view_id" ref="view_general_configuration"/>
            <field name="view_type">form</field>
            <field name="view_mode">form</field>
        </record>

        <menuitem id="menu_general_configuration" name="General Setting" parent="base.menu_config" sequence="9" action="action_general_configuration"/>

    </data>
</openerp>