Initial State of Navigation Panel 

Use

By default, the initial display status of the navigation panel depends upon the existence of content in any of the navigation iViews. However, there are users who under certain circumstances may want the navigation panel expanded or contracted regardless of the status of the navigation iViews. For example, when working with a specific iView, the user might want the entire portal screen devoted to the content area.

Integration

It is possible to determine the initial display status of the navigation panel, per navigation object, by setting the Initial State of Navigation Panel property for each page and iView in the Roles folder.

The property belongs to the Navigation category and can be defined at the page and iView level through the Page Editor or iView Editor. For more information, see Page Editing and Editing iView Properties.

The values of the property are:

·        Automatic: The navigation panel is displayed only if there is content in any of the navigation iViews.

·        Closed: The navigation panel is always retracted, even if the navigation iViews contain valid  display items.

·        Open: The navigation panel is always expanded, even if there is no content to display in the navigation iViews.

The navigation panel always performs according to the property setting of the selected navigation node.