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Procedure documentationDefining the Sort Sequence of Navigation Nodes Locate this document in the navigation structure

 

You can define the display sequence of the nodes comprising the various levels of the navigation hierarchy by prioritizing the items on a per level basis.

You define priorities by assigning a value between 0 and 100 to each item. Values may include decimal numbers.

The smaller the value of the navigation node, the further left it displays on the navigation bar, or the higher up it displays in detailed navigation. The item with the lowest value appears to the far left or the top, respectively, and the others follow in the order of their priorities.

Note Note

The more often a node is used, the further to the left, or higher up, it should be placed; therefore, the smaller its value should be. For example, 1 should be used for items that are used daily, while 50 is more suitable for rarely used items.

If you want to place two entry items next to each other, you should use a priority of 1.1 and 1.2, for example.

The default value is 100.

End of the note.

You can set the Enable Dragging of Tabs property in the Ajax Top-Level Navigation iView, allowing portal users to change the order of top-level navigation nodes at runtime. If this property is set to true, the initial order of the entry points is defined according to sort priority, but may change according to the needs of the portal user.

Prerequisites

  • You have created freestyle roles and worksets for your users.

  • You have defined navigation nodes within your roles and worksets.

  • You have determined the sequence of its navigation nodes for each level.

Procedure

  1. From the Portal Catalog, right-click a freestyle role or workset and choose   Open   Role/Workset  . The role or workset is loaded into the appropriate editor.

  2. In the displayed editor, select one of the following:

    • The root node of the role or workset hierarchy

    • A workset or folder within the role or workset hierarchy

    • A folder within a workset of the role or workset hierarchy

  3. From the link bar, choose Properties to display the Properties editor, and choose the All link to display the full list of the object properties.

  4. In the Find Property field, enter Sort Priority and choose Go.

  5. Enter a numeric value in the Value column.

  6. Save your changes.

In the same way, assign values to all the navigation nodes that you want at specific locations in portal navigation.

Sort Navigation Nodes Alphabetically

By default, nodes in top-level navigation are sorted by sort priority. To sort nodes alphabetically, set the SortTypeOfInitialNodes property in the navigation_events_helper service.

  1. In SAP NetWeaver Administrator, locate the application com.sap.portal.navigation.helperservice and the service navigation_events_helper.

    More information: Accessing Portal Services in SAP NetWeaver Administrator

  2. Set the SortTypeOfInitialNodes property:

    1. To sort nodes according to sort priority, enter the value 1. This is the default value.

    2. To sort nodes alphabetically, enter the value 2.

    3. To sort nodes by sort priority and then alphabetically within the sort priority, enter the value 3.

  3. Save and restart the service.

Enable the Reordering of Top-Level Navigation Entries at Runtime

You can allow portal users to drag items in top level navigation to reorder them. The new order is saved as part of the user's personalization scheme. You can also specify that a number of top-level navigation entries remain fixed.

  1. In the Portal Catalog, choose   Portal Content   Portal Users   Ajax Framework Content   Ajax Framework Page  .

  2. In the context menu of the Ajax Framework Page, choose   Open   Page  .

  3. In the Page editor, select the Ajax Top-Level Navigation iView and choose Properties.

    The iView's properties are displayed in the Properties editor.

  4. From the Property Category dropdown list, select Navigation and configure the following properties:

    • Enable Dragging of Tabs: Enables portal users to rearrange the order of top-level navigation tabs.

      Default value: true

    • Number of Fixed Entries: Defines the number of entries that cannot be repositioned in top-level navigation.

Example

You can decide that entry points F1 and F2 of role 1 should appear in the fifth and second location; entry points F5 and F6 of role 2 at the sixth and fourth location, and; entry points F8 and F9 of role 3 at the first and third location of top-level navigation. The following figure shows how you should define the priorities for the entry points so that they appear in the desired order in your portal.

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

Defining Sort Priority