Default pages and service maps are based on the concept that when selecting a folder, the canvas area is filled with content.

A default page is a user-defined application that is started when a folder is selected. Usually, the application will provide an overview screen. You can define default pages for each folder at every possible menu level. A default page for a folder means that when the folder is selected, the associated default page is displayed in the canvas area. Within PFCG, a default page for a specific folder is expressed by creating a child entry for the folder and then activating the Default Page checkbox. Inversely, if an entry in the navigation tree is flagged as Default Page, it will be displayed in the canvas when its parent folder is selected. Default page nodes are filtered out of the navigation tree and not displayed with the navigation tree itself.

(Default page example)

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 set the flag Default Page for a node entry or Folder OptionAs Service Map for a folder on the Menu tab in PFCG if you select the relevant folder and choose Other Node Details.

For service maps you can also specify an icon via Icon Path: The icon for the service map is a 48x48px icon that is used to visualize a folder in a service map. At the moment 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. For example, configure ServiceMap = ~Pictogram/Train to have this folder represented with a train image in a service map. See also Handling Web Icons for further information on pictograms. If there is only an URL without any keywords, it is used for all cases.

(Service Map example)