Recently Visited Section Template

The Recently Visited section template renders users’ recently accessed navigation items as links by default. Administrators can import this section into any PeopleSoft landing page, homepage, or dashboard. The template leverages an application class that extends the DynamicLoader application class, ensuring dynamic and efficient data sourcing.

The recently visited items are available in the Quick Access Bar (QAB) and in the NavBar. In addition to these, PeopleTools enables you to add the recently visited items to a landing page, homepage, or dashboard as a section.

When you plan to use the Recently Visited section, you should note the following:

• User permissions for the Recently Visited section match those required to view recently used items in QAB and NavBar.

• If a user does not have access to the recently used items, the section does not appear.

• If there are no recent items, for example, on the user's first login, the section does not appear.

• The number of items displayed adheres to the configured limit for recently used items. However, you can specify the number of items to be displayed, which is described later in this topic.

To view the delivered Recently Visited section template, navigate to PeopleTools, and then Portal, and then Structure and Content, and then Fluid Structure Content, and then Fluid Section Templates, and select the corresponding Edit link.

This example illustrates the settings in the delivered Recently Visited section template. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later in this page.

For descriptions of all the fields and controls on the Recently Visited section template page, see Creating a Section Template.

The following table describes the fields that you should take note of and change, if required, after you import this section template to a target landing page, homepage, or dashboard.

Field or Control	Description
Section Loader Application Class	Use the PTRecentlyVisited application class to dynamically load the recent items in the section. It is an extension to the base class PTNUI:Dynamic:DynamicLoader.
Content Reference Attributes	The PS_EXEC_ON_PORTAL attribute is introduced in PeopleTools 8.62.06. Setting it to True ensures that the recently visited data displayed in the section is found on the portal or login node so that the data is consistent with the recently visited items in QAB and NavBar (which are both cluster-aware features). Note:It is recommended that you do not change the value set in the template. For more information on the PS_EXEC_ON_PORTAL attribute, see Understanding the PS_EXEC_ON_PORTAL Attribute. PS_STYLECLASSES After importing this section template to the target landing page, you may change the styling of the section as required by your business needs. For a list of styles that are delivered by PeopleTools, see Styles for Layout and Behavior. In addition to the styling attributes, PeopleTools also delivers attributes to configure the data that is displayed in the section. For a list of attributes, see the Style Class-Based Data Configurations for Recently Visited Section later in this topic.
Loader Class Configuration Data	Enter configuration data as a name-value pair. See Loading Configuration Data in the DynamicLoader Application Class for more information.

Examples of the Recently Visited Section

The Recently Visited section with the default settings is rendered as shown in this screenshot.

• psc_theme-section-all-primary-1

• psc_section-link-collection

This example illustrates the Recently Visited section with default settings.

After importing the section template, you may modify the style classes as shown in the following example:

In PS_STYLECLASSES attribute, enter style classes separated by semi-colon (;).

• psc_theme-section-primary-1

• psc_theme-tile-transparent

• psc_section-simple-list-collection

The default image for each of the entries is PTNUI_MRUITEM_ICN, which is same as the image used in QAB. If you want to change the icon used for each entry, you can do that using configuration data, which is discussed later in this topic: Configuration Data for the Recently Visited Section Template .

This example illustrates the Recently Visited section post import with modified style classes.

Configuration Data for the Recently Visited Section Template

The following table contains the complete list of configuration property names and expected values for Recently Visited.

Table 14-1 Configuration data

Property Name	Value	Description
IMAGENAME	An image name or DEFAULT.	Enter the name of an image or specify DEFAULT. When you specify DEFAULT, the system uses the same icon that appears in the Quick Access Bar and NavBar for recent items.
TILEPREFIX	A character string used as the prefix for dynamically created tiles in the section.	The default value is PTMRU. The value must not exceed six characters and must not contain special characters. Use a unique prefix within a landing page when necessary. For example, if you set TILEPREFIX to MYMRU, a dynamically created tile will have the tile name MYMRU000001. The system increments the numeric portion of the tile name for subsequent tiles; however, the numeric sequence is not guaranteed to begin with 1. Use different prefixes to distinguish multiple sets of recently visited tiles. For example, if you create two recently visited sections that use different tile presentations, assign a different prefix to each section.
MAXRESULTS	A numeric value greater than 0 that specifies the maximum number of entries to retrieve and display.	The default value is 0, which indicates that no limit is specified for this property. In this case, the system uses the configured MAXMRU value. When you specify a value greater than 0, the value must be less than or equal to the system setting for the maximum number of recently used items (MAXMRU). If the specified value exceeds MAXMRU, the system uses the MAXMRU value.