14.3.3 Creating a Breadcrumb Manually
Create a breadcrumb while creating a new page, as a Shared Component using the Create Breadcrumb Wizard, or by adding a the breadcrumb region in Page Designer. Add breadcrumb entries from Shared Components.
- About Creating Breadcrumbs Manually
Create a breadcrumb manually by creating the breadcrumb, adding breadcrumb entries, and then adding the breadcrumb to a page by creating a region. - Creating Breadcrumbs from Page Designer
Create a breadcrumb and breadcrumb entries from Page Designer. - Creating Breadcrumbs from Shared Components
Create a breadcrumb and breadcrumb entries in Shared Components. - Adding a Breadcrumb Region with a Wizard
Add a breadcrumb region from the Gallery. - Adding a Breadcrumb Region from the Gallery
Add a breadcrumb region from the Gallery. - About Creating Dynamic Breadcrumbs
Parent topic: Creating Breadcrumbs
14.3.3.1 About Creating Breadcrumbs Manually
Create a breadcrumb manually by creating the breadcrumb, adding breadcrumb entries, and then adding the breadcrumb to a page by creating a region.
The following summarizes the steps needed to create breadcrumbs manually:
- Create the breadcrumb.
- Add entries to the breadcrumb.
- Add the breadcrumb to a page by creating a breadcrumb region.
Parent topic: Creating a Breadcrumb Manually
14.3.3.2 Creating Breadcrumbs from Page Designer
Create a breadcrumb and breadcrumb entries from Page Designer.
Once you create a named breadcrumb, you can then add breadcrumb entries. The breadcrumb name provides a way to name a collection of breadcrumb entries.
To manually create a breadcrumb from Page Designer:
Next, add the breadcrumb to a page by creating a region.
Parent topic: Creating a Breadcrumb Manually
14.3.3.3 Creating Breadcrumbs from Shared Components
Create a breadcrumb and breadcrumb entries in Shared Components.
Once you create a named breadcrumb, you can then add breadcrumb entries. The breadcrumb name provides a way to name a collection of breadcrumb entries.
To manually create a breadcrumb from Shared Components:
Next, add the breadcrumb to a page by creating a region.
Parent topic: Creating a Breadcrumb Manually
14.3.3.4 Adding a Breadcrumb Region with a Wizard
Add a breadcrumb region from the Gallery.
To create a breadcrumb region with a wizard:
Parent topic: Creating a Breadcrumb Manually
14.3.3.5 Adding a Breadcrumb Region from the Gallery
Add a breadcrumb region from the Gallery.
To create a breadcrumb region from the Gallery:
Repeat these procedures for each page where you would like to add breadcrumbs.
Parent topic: Creating a Breadcrumb Manually
14.3.3.6 About Creating Dynamic Breadcrumbs
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.
Parent topic: Creating a Breadcrumb Manually