How to Create a Navigation Bar Entry

Before adding a navigation bar, you must create entries for the navigation bar. To do so, access the Navigation Bar page from either the Page Definition or from the Shared Components page.

To create a navigation bar entry:

1. Navigate to the appropriate Page Definition. See "Accessing a Page Definition".

2. Under Shared Components, scroll down to Navigation Bar.

3. Under Navigation Bar, click the Create icon.

   The Create Navigation Bar Entry Wizard appears. Note that each wizard page displays a series of blocks on the left, representing the sequence of steps. The highlighted block indicates the step you are performing.

4. For Attributes, specify the appropriate information:

   1. Sequence - Specify the order of evaluation for this component.

      
      

      Tip: To review the existing entries, click the Existing Navigation Bar Entries link at the bottom of the page.

      
      

   2. Alt Tag Text - Enter ALT text for navigation icons that are images. If you do not specify an image name, then this text displays.

   3. Icon Image Name - Enter an image name. For naming conventions, click the item label (Icon Image Name). This opens item-level help with a list of supported prefixes and examples of image names.

   4. Image Height - Define the height of the image in pixels.

   5. Width - Define the width of the image in pixels.

   6. Text - For text-only entries, enter the entry text. For images, you can also enter additional text to display with the image. This attribute can be translated.

   7. Click Next.

5. For Target, specify the target location.

   1. If the target location is a URL, specify the following:

      • Target is a - Select URL.

      • URL Target - Enter a URL. For example:

        http://www.yahoo.com
        

   2. If the target location is a page, specify the following:

      • Target is a - Select Page in this Application.

      • Page - Specify the target page number.

        You can also select reset pagination for this page. Selecting this option causes the page to return to the first set of data meeting a user's new query.

        You can also select Printer Friendly. Selecting this option displays the target page using the application's Printer Friendly template. Printer friendly templates optimize a page for printing. "Changing the Default Templates in a Theme" and "Optimizing a Page for Printing".

      • Request - Specify the request to be used.

      • Clear Cache - Specify the page numbers on which to clear cache.

   3. To set session state (that is, give a listed item a value):

      • Set these items - Enter a comma-delimited list of item names for which you would like to set session state.

      • With these values - Enter a comma-delimited list of values for the items your specified.

        You can specify static values or substitution syntax (for example, &APP_ITEM_NAME.). Note that item values passed to f?p= in the URL cannot contain a colon. Additionally, item values cannot contain commas unless you enclose the entire value in backslashes (for example, \1234,56\).

   4. Click Next.

6. To set a condition for displaying the navigation bar entry, specify the appropriate conditional information and click Create.