Navigating Breadcrumbs

Important:

Breadcrumbs and other forms of classic navigation are no longer supported. The information in this topic pertains to a prior version of PeopleSoft classic applications only. The default navigational interface for PeopleSoft applications in the current release is based on the fluid banner, which can be used for both classic and fluid applications. For information on working with the fluid user interface, see Working with Fluid Pages and Controls.

Breadcrumbs refer to the collective sequence of items that appear above the content area when you navigate to transaction pages or navigation pages using the drop-down menu. The breadcrumbs display the path you took to get to where you are—that is, the component you are on. Each item in the breadcrumb list is either a link to a folder, subfolder, or component, and represents a level in the overall menu hierarchy. When navigating within a WorkCenter or from a dashboard, the breadcrumbs include the WorkCenter or dashboard link. In addition, the breadcrumbs might also include search text, related actions, and the persistent search icon. Click any breadcrumb item to navigate directly to the corresponding item and reveal the subordinate menu items.

Note:

Breadcrumbs are updated only when you use drop-down menu navigation; tracking of navigation paths when using menu pagelets is not supported.

All PeopleSoft applications dynamically generate the individual items in the breadcrumb list using the following criteria:

  1. The first item in the sequence is always the Main Menu.

  2. The intermediate items in the sequence are the names of each item that you click to access the resource; menu items and component names appear in the order that you click them

  3. The last item in the sequence is:

    • The label of the component link when you access a transaction page.

    • The folder name when you access a navigation page.

    • The WorkCenter or dashboard name when you access the WorkCenter or dashboard.

    • The value of the focus node when you access a SmartNavigation page.

Breadcrumbs can reveal both the navigational path to your current location and the hierarchical or parent-child relationships that exist among the items in the breadcrumb sequence.

In certain circumstances, the breadcrumbs will not be updated when you navigate to a new page. These circumstances include:

  • When the new page comes from a content provider system on a release earlier than PeopleTools 8.53.

  • If the page, or the folder that contains it, is hidden.

  • If the page is part of an unregistered component.

  • If the page is part of a component that does not have the Include in Navigation option selected.

The following example shows a breadcrumb that lists the navigation path that was used to access the User Profiles component. The user has selected the Security item within the breadcrumb, revealing the items subordinate to that menu level.

Sample drop-down menu navigation showing breadcrumbs, a submenu, and the persistent search icon.