Detailed navigation and the entries it contains behave according to the settings of various properties.
The table lists some properties related to specific behaviors and features of detailed navigation.
Property |
Description |
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Clicking Folder Name Launches First Node |
Determines the display behavior of a launched folder:
See the Examples section in this topic for more information. |
Default Entry for Folder |
A page/iView property defining an object as the default that displays when its folder is launched, even if the page is located in top-level navigation By default the property is deselected. When there are multiple selected objects, the first one in the role structure is the default entry. See the Examples section in this topic for more information. |
Display Parent of Hidden Node |
Some portal objects are not displayed in the navigation iViews. When navigating to such an object, you can determine whether you want the object's first visible parent node to be displayed in the navigation iViews. By default the property is selected. For more information, see Defining Invisible Navigation Nodes . |
Expand First Item in Detailed Navigation |
Determines whether selecting an item in top-level navigation automatically opens a folder if it is the first item in detailed navigation. |
Launch in New Window |
Determines where the contents of a navigation event are displayed:
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Leaf Folder |
A property that defines a leaf mode for a Detailed Navigation folder: Yes: Folder behaves like a page and does not expand to display its contents No: Folder behaves as folder and expands to display its contents To effect the leaf behavior in the folder, you need to:
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Many of these properties can be configured using the Framework Page Configuration tool under
.The following are sample scenarios of how the property Default Entry for Folder interacts with the property Clicking Folder Name Launches First Node.
These scenarios only apply to the Classic Framework Page.
Scenario 1:
A folder Customers has its Clicking Folder Name Launches First Node property selected. It contains a third-node page New York Customers whose Default Entry for Folder property is selected.
Result: The setting of the page property, Default Entry for Folder, takes precedence and the New York Customers page is displayed.
Scenario 2:
A folder Customers has its Clicking Folder Name Launches First Node property deselected. This means that no page should be launched when the folder is clicked. However, it contains a page whose Default Entry for Folder property is selected.
Result: The setting of the page property, Default Entry for Folder, takes precedence over the folder property setting, and the page is displayed as soon as the folder is launched.