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Definition

Web item that allows the navigation status of a data provider to be displayed.

Use

The Navigation Pane Web item shows the navigational state of a data provider. All the characteristics and structures of the data provider are listed. You can alter the navigation status by using drag and drop to drag characteristics or structures to an axis (rows or columns) of the table, or to remove them from the axis. Using drag and drop, you can swap the axes in the navigation area; the table changes accordingly. You can also drag characteristics to the filter pane using drag and drop.

Structure

The following information lists the parameters for the Navigation Pane Web item, arranged according to the various parameter groupings.

Display

Parameter Description

Width in Pixels (WIDTH)

You use this parameter to specify the width of the Web item.

Full Width (FULL_WIDTH)

You use this parameter to specify that the value in the Width in Pixels (WIDTH) parameter is to be ignored and that the width is to be set to 100% instead. The full width depends on the width of the environment in which the Web item is embedded (for example, the width of a tab page on a portal page or in an iView).

Height in Pixels (HEIGHT)

You use this parameter to specify the height of the Web item.

Full Height (FULL_HEIGHT)

You use this parameter to specify that the value in the Height in Pixels (HEIGHT) parameter is to be ignored and that the height is to be set to 100% instead. The full height depends on the height of the environment in which the Web item is embedded (for example, the height of a tab page on a portal page or iView).

Visibility (VISIBILITY)

You use this parameter to specify whether the Web item is to be visible in the Web application.

With Tray (WITH_TRAY)

You use this parameter to specify whether the Navigation Pane Web item is to have an icon that allows the Web item to be expanded and collapsed. For more information about this parameter, see Parameter Tray .

Internal Display

Parameter Description

Navigation pane content (NAVIGATION_BLOCK_CONTENT)

You use this parameter to determine the characteristics that are displayed in the navigation pane. You have the following selection options:

  • All: All characteristics are displayed.
  • Columns: Only the characteristics in the columns are displayed.
  • Rows: Only the characteristics in the rows are displayed.
  • Free characteristics: Only the free characteristics are displayed.

Characteristics List

(NAV_CHARACTERISTIC_SEL)

You use this parameter to specify which characteristics are displayed in the Free Characteristics part of the navigation pane. You have the following selection options:

  • All: All characteristics contained in the free characteristics in the query start view are displayed.
  • List of characteristics: You can select certain characteristics, so that only these characteristics are displayed in the free characteristics.
    Note

    Note that any characteristics that you move from rows or columns to the free characteristics during navigation in the Web Application will disappear if you have defined a list of characteristics if they have not been explicitly added to the list. When creating a characteristics list for free characteristics, we therefore recommend that you always add the characteristics from the two axes as well.

Alphabetic Sorting of the Free Axis

(NAV_FREE_CHAR_SORTING)

You use this parameter to specify that characteristics in the Free Characteristics part of the navigation pane are sorted alphabetically. Otherwise, the characteristics are displayed in the order defined in the query start view in Query Designer.

Any characteristics that you move from rows to the free characteristics during navigation in the Web Application will be inserted in alphabetical order if you have activated this option. Otherwise, they will be placed at the end of the list.

Behavior

Parameter Description

Allow Navigation (INTERACTION_ALLOWED)

You use this parameter to specify whether navigation and other interactions are to be possible in the Web application.

Data Binding

Parameter Description

Data Provider (DATA_PROVIDER_REF)

You use this parameter to assign a data provider to the Web item. The Web item obtains the data and metadata that it needs to generate the output and commands from this data provider.

We recommend that you keep to the conventions supported by the Web Application Designer when specifying names: Names can be a maximum of 30 characters and consist of characters A-Z, 0-9 and _, but cannot start or end with _. Adhering to these conventions simplifies the upgrade to subsequent SAP releases.