5.6 Default Pages and Service Maps
Default pages and service maps are based on the following concept: When you select a folder, the content area fills with content.
Default Page
A default page is a user-defined application that is started when you select a folder and that usually provides an overview screen. You can define default pages for each folder at any menu level. When you select the folder for which you have defined a default page, the associated default page is displayed in the content area.
A default page for a specific folder is displayed when you create a child entry for the folder in transaction Role Maintenance ( PFCG) and then select the Default Page checkbox. By contrast, if you define an entry in the navigation tree as default page, this entry is displayed in the content area when its parent folder is selected.
The concept described above is illustrated in the following figure:
To define the Default Page option, on the Menu tab page in transaction PFCG select the relevant folder and choose Other Node Details . Then select the Default Page checkbox.
Default page nodes are filtered out of the navigation tree and are not displayed with the navigation tree itself.
Service Map
A service map generates an overview of the navigation structure of the next levels of the navigation tree, allowing the user to get a better overview of the business process represented by the folder. You can also specify an icon for service maps in the Service Map Icon field. This is a 48 x 48 pixel icon that is used to visualize a folder in a service map. Entries with the format ~Pictogram/name are supported. The icon path specifies the position of the icon in the MIME repository. The format of this field is ServiceMap = URL, where URL must be a token from a predefined list of pictograms in exactly this format: ~Pictogram/name. To have this folder represented, for example with a train image in a service map, configure ServiceMap = ~Pictogram/Train. If there is only a URL without any keywords, it is used for all cases.
The concept described above is illustrated in the following figure:
To define the As Service Map folder option, select the relevant folder on the Menu tab page in transaction PFCG and choose Other Node Details . Then select the As Service Map option.
The applications in a folder that is defined as a service map in transaction PFCG are displayed as links above the links for subfolders, even if these applications appear further down in the navigation panel. On the service map, if you click the link that is a folder in transaction PFCG, you reach a page that contains the same application links.
The concept described above is illustrated in the following figure:
Handling Web Icons