Specifying Settings on Homepage CREF and Tile CREF

The following settings enable you to set the behavior of certain aspects of homepages, sections, and tiles.

You should note that all the settings, which are introduced to support the advanced sectionalized homepage or dashboard, are not listed here. You can find descriptions for all the settings in the topics where the pages are described.

See Managing Homepages and Setting Fluid Attributes for Content References.

Control Name	Applicable Level	Description
Uses Custom Layout	Homepage CREF	Select this setting when you create an advanced sectionalized homepage. Selecting this setting prohibits the adaptive changes automatically performed by the system when running on a small form factor device making the responsibility of the custom layout to handle all visual changes for the small form factor device. Do not use this setting with pre-8.62 fixed tile size homepages or dashboards.
Hide Notification Panel	Homepage CREF	You can use this option to hide the notifications panel for all users when this homepage is displayed.
Section Loader Application Class or Loader Class	Section Template or Section	You have to specify the full local path of the application class used to load tiles dynamically in the associated section. It is an extension to the base class PTNUI:Dynamic:DynamicLoader. See Creating Tiles and PeopleCode API Reference: DynamicLoader Class Methods.
Identify Tile as a Button	Tile CREF	Use this setting to change a tile from being identified as a link to a button. This setting is typically used for a tile that you want to set as a section-action button. Note: This option applies to tiles within a section or outside a section on a homepage or dashboard. It does not apply to NavBar tiles. See Creating Different Presentations of Tiles
Use Alternate Text on Tile Image	Tile CREF	Use this option to specify that the title of a tile (standard or long) will be used as the Title and Alt Text if a tile is rendered simply as a button with no text. For example, when you specify a tile as a button, you may want to display the alternate text when you hover on the button. Note: This option applies to tiles only within a section on a homepage or dashboard. It does not apply to NavBar tiles. See Creating Different Presentations of Tiles
Disable Accessible Description as Tile	Tile CREF	Select to disable the tile accessible description. This setting is typically used in conjunction with the Identify Tile as Button setting so that the tile is no longer identified as a tile. Also, you can use this setting when you are configuring a tile as a link. Note: This option applies to tiles within a section or outside a section on a homepage or dashboard. It does not apply to NavBar tiles. See Creating Different Presentations of Tiles.