Configure the Navigator and Page Entries on the Home Page for Navigation

Use the Navigation Configuration page to configure the Navigator and page entries on the home page.

You can do either of these tasks:

• Create a group and then create a page entry in that group.

• Create a page entry in an existing group.

Create Groups

1. Activate a sandbox that has the Structure tool in it. Don't include spaces or special characters in the sandbox name.

2. Click Navigator > Configuration > Structure.

3. On the Navigation Configuration page, click Create, and select Create Group.

4. Enter a name for the group.

5. Search and select an icon for the group.

6. From the Show on Navigator list, select Yes, No, or EL Expression.

   • Yes: The group appears on the Navigator.

   • No: The group doesn't appear on the Navigator and the home page.

   • EL expression: The evaluation of the EL expression decides whether the group will appear on the Navigator and the home page for specific user roles.

     If you've selected EL Expression from the Show on Navigator list, click the Edit icon next to the list. Then enter a value or expression, and validate it to make sure that the EL expression results to True or False. Don't include line breaks or double quotes in the EL expression.

7. Click Save and Close.

Create Page Entries

1. Activate a sandbox that has the Structure tool in it. Don't include spaces or special characters in the sandbox name.

2. Click Navigator > Configuration > Structure.

3. On the Navigation Configuration page, click Create, and select Create Page Entry.

4. Enter a name for the page entry.

5. Search and select an icon for the page entry.

6. Select the group in which you want to place the new page entry.

7. From the Show on Navigator list, select Yes, No, or EL Expression.

   • Yes: The page entry appears on the Navigator.

   • No: The page entry doesn't appear on the Navigator and the home page.

   • EL expression: The evaluation of the EL expression decides whether the page entry will appear on the Navigator and the home page for specific user roles.

     If you've selected EL Expression from the Show on Navigator list, click the Edit icon next to the list. Then enter a value or expression, and validate it to make sure that the EL expression results to True or False. Don't include line breaks or double quotes in the EL expression.

8. If you've selected EL Expression in the Show on Navigator list, the entry will show on springboard only when the EL evaluates as True. If the EL evaluates as False, the entry will not show on the springboard even if Show on Springboard is set to Yes. So, selecting Yes or EL in the Show on Springboard is applicable only if the navigator EL is true.

   • Yes: The page entry appears on the home page.

   • No: The page entry doesn't appear on the home page.

   • EL expression: The evaluation of the EL expression decides whether the page entry will appear on the home page.

     If you've selected EL Expression from the Show on Springboard list, click the Edit icon next to the list. Then enter a value or expression, and validate it to make sure that the EL expression results to True or False. Don't include line breaks or double quotes in the EL expression.

9. From the Mobile Enabled list, select Yes or No to specify whether the page entry will be available for mobile devices.

10. Select any of these link types:

    • An application page.

    • A dynamic URL of an external page (outside your application) where the host, port, or context root might change.

    • A static URL of an external page (outside your application) where the host, port, or context root doesn't change.

    • VB Studio page

11. Based on the link type, specify the required details to configure the link.

12. Click Save and Close.