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Use

The navigation hierarchy is a structure of navigation nodes. It can be maintained in a tree, map, list or array structure or any other structure that organizes the nodes correctly. The following diagram shows an example of a navigation hierarchy using a tree structure and based on portal roles:

The diagram shows the different types of nodes:

  • Valid/Visible: For these nodes, navigation iViews display a link to the content. This type of node is located under one of the initial nodes in the navigation hierarchy.

  • Valid/Invisible: For these nodes, navigation iViews do not display a link to the content, but the user is still allowed to view the content. The user can access the content by supplying the correct navigation URL or by clicking a link supplied with a content iView.

    A navigation node is valid/invisible when:

    • The node is located under a role but not under an initial node in the navigation hierarchy.

    • The Invisible in Navigation Areas attribute of this node or its including folder is set to true .

  • Invalid: The user is not allowed to access the content for this node.