Default Page

A default page is a user-defined application that is started when a folder is selected. Usually, the application provides 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 content area. Within PFCG, a default page for a specific folder is displayed by creating a child entry for the folder and then selecting the Default Page checkbox. In contrast, if an entry in the navigation tree is defined as a default page, it is displayed in the content area when its parent folder is selected. Default page nodes are filtered out of the navigation tree and not displayed with the navigation tree itself.

(Example of default page)

You can select the Default Page option for a node entry on the Menu tab page in PFCG by selecting the relevant folder and choosing the Other Node Details pushbutton.

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 select the folder option As Service Map for a folder on the Menu tab page in PFCG by selecting the relevant folder and choosing the Other Node Details pushbutton.

For service maps, you can also specify an icon in the Service Map Icon field: The icon for the service map is a 48 x 48 px 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. For example, configure ServiceMap = ~Pictogram/Train to have this folder represented with a train image in a service map. For more information about icons, see Handling Web Icons. If there is only a URL without any keywords, it is used for all cases.

(Example of service map)

The applications in a folder that is defined as a service map in 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 PFCG, you reach a page that contains the same application links.

(Example of service map)