Breadcrumbs provide users with hierarchical navigation. A breadcrumb is a hierarchical list of links that display using templates. You can display a breadcrumb as a list of links or as a breadcrumb path.
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A breadcrumb is a hierarchical list of links that indicates where the user is within the application from a hierarchical perspective. Users can click a specific breadcrumb link to instantly view the page. You use breadcrumbs as a second level of navigation at the top of each page, complementing other user interface elements such as tabs and lists.
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This section describes how to create breadcrumbs manually.
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To create breadcrumbs manually, you must add a breadcrumb to each page in your application as follows:
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This section describes the various way to create breadcrumbs.
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To create a breadcrumb region in Page Designer:
To create breadcrumbs from a Component View:
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To add a breadcrumb entry:
Repeat these procedures for each breadcrumb entry you create.
A region is an area on a page that serves as a container for content. Once you create a breadcrumb and a breadcrumb template, the next step is to create a region. Once you create a breadcrumb region, you can add a breadcrumb to a page.
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"Breadcrumb Templates" for information about changing menu display
To create a breadcrumb region in Page Designer:
Repeat these procedures for each page where you would like to add breadcrumb navigation.
To give users more exact context, you can include session state in breadcrumbs, making your breadcrumbs dynamic. For example, suppose a page in your application displays a list of orders for a particular company and you want to include the following breadcrumb:
Home > Orders > Orders for ACME Inc
In this example, ACME Inc
not only indicates the page a user is on but also the navigation path. The Application Express engine stores the value of ACME Inc. in session state.
To create this type of dynamic menu, you must include a reference to a session state item in the breadcrumb's short name or long name. For example:
&COMPANY_NAME.
Once you create a breadcrumb, you can edit it on the Breadcrumbs page.
To edit a breadcrumb:
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You can select a new parent for selected breadcrumb entries on the Reparent Entries page.
To reparent breadcrumb entries:
You can view the Breadcrumb Hierarchy, Grid Edit Breadcrumb, Breadcrumb Exceptions, Breadcrumb Utilization and Breadcrumb History reports by clicking the appropriate tab at the top of the Breadcrumbs page.
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These reports only appear after you create a breadcrumb.
To view Breadcrumb reports:
You can change the appearance of the page by using the Search bar at the top of the page.